The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1899-06-15
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says the pope has decided 10 svea
lish permanent apostolic dsTsgssss
Z IN Canada.
Seventeen native miners were b4lk
and 80 injured Sunday In a mi hs q
Kimberly in Griqualand west, th
explosion, 1t is supposed. of q hyns
mite magazine.
The French cruiser Sfax left the 1,
land at GEO Saturday morning wild
Dreyfus on board. The lattdr en-,
earked on the war ship u O'Clock
Friday morning.
Gen. Brooke, commanding at Hav
ana, has informed the war depart.
ment OF the death. on June 0. OF Pri.
vate Cooney, Company A, 5th infantry,
of intestinal gangrene.
Rev ". II. 7. Faunce, pastor OF the
Fifth Avenue Baptist church. New
York. Sunday announce that he would
resign the rastorate Of that church i'm
mediately to accept the presidency Of
Brown university.
The United States cruiser Olympia
with Adm. Dewey on board arrived AZ
Singapore sunday from Hong Kong
Adm. Dcwcy'S health continues 10 inn
prove. The Olympia will probably
leave Singapore on June Ii.
SIX large open air meeting. under
the auspices OF the Chicago Single Tax
cub were held in Chicago Sunday.
l he speakers in vigorous terms es-
pouscd the doctrine and theories made
famous 10y the late Henry George.
The whaler, Charles W. Morgan. OF
San Francisco made fortunate find OF
ambergris in the north seas, according
to adviceS from IIakodate. The lump
weighed GS pounds and is worth $50
500 The Morgan had secured only $50
barrels Of oil.
The war department has received tho
following dispatch from Gen. Otis:
Manila, June 10. Adjutant General.
W Washington; First Lieut.. Richard n.
"estnedgc, surgeon, L. ). A.. died
lere at o'clock this day Of ty-
,hoid fever"
The tournament OF the Central
'cheutzen Bund Of North Amcricn. 10
'c held at Dubuque, la, June - TO -.
Promises TO be one o the largest sport
ng events of the year. About LOCO
from various points be-
ween the Ohio river and the Pacific
oast will contest for the S., 900 or more
ifered in prizes.
a strike Of 5000 coal miners In tho
entrai district of Pennsylvania 10
lreatcned. Secret meetings have been
cld at Robcrtsdale and Clearheld. AZ
inch the national and district officers
the United Mineworkers' association
ere authorized to prepare tho ma
nne miners OF the whole district Tor
strike 10 be declared within n row<A
six weeks.
ae remains ot August'n Da1, who
cd In Paris on Wednesday, sssE<si
Southampton Saturday from nsSya
nc caskct was inclosed in a case
lrked IA. d., New York" 1t was
letly removed from the steamer and
lced in railroad vehicle, which
Insferrcd It to the Empress docn for
ipment TO the United States by the
nerican line steamer New York,
lich sailed Saturday.
over 1900. OO). 900 gallons OF petro.
I'm according to the treasury bureau
statistics. are now produced annually
the world. OF this amount two and
'-half billions are produced In the
tied States, two and one-fourth bill
rs in Russia and ths remainder is
tri0uicd among dozen countries
'epu'y Unite States Marshall
PIP sunday arreste Felix Richard,
d II; Henry Ayeriil, aged IL, and
'e Asazepancck, aged II, charged
Il ropOlnS the post Office at Peru,
The boys confessed and will be
d al Chicago.
II authoritative contradiction /,
IN 10 the report that there is grave
ger OF the arbitration scheme fall-
It's pointed out that, although
many may hesitate to recognize
principle. She has not yet raised
actual objections during the dis
ion.