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The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1899-10-12
ADM DEwEY'S NEW HOME
De Accepts the Gift and Expvssses Gra,,-
hcation That 1t IL From the Ameri-
can People.

WASHINGTON, Oct 6--Adm. Dewe,
has elected to accept house In Wash
ington. already constructed, instead o.
having one built for his occupation. In
accordance with the invitation of the
committee which has had in charge the
Dewey home work, he called at the OF.
hce OF Acting Secretary Allen in the
navy department at IL o'clock Friday
10 indicate his preferences in the mat
ter of a residence.
The admiral was officially informed
OF the purpose of the people of the
united States to present him with 4
home in Washington. lie frankly ex-
pressed his qualification at the tender.
which he Immediately accepted. lie
said, had the proposed home been the
gift OF few wealthy men he should
feel indisposed to accept 1t. But he
noted that the fund had over AZ. 600
subscribers, indicating that the home
was to be really the gift of the Amer!-
can people, and as such he would acccp.
1t with as much pleasure as he had the
sword bestowed upon him by congress
The admiral showed decided pref
erence for the section In which he had
made his home during his former details
of duty in Washington. lie wished the
house to be located in the northwest
section, somewhere west of Sixteenth
street, and not too far north, thus in.
dicating the ncighborhood of his for
mer residence and the clubs where he
spent good deal OF his leisure time.
First Of all he wanted the hous. at the
earliest possible moment so that he
might go in and hang up his hat At
once" as he put 1t. OF course that pre-
cluded the idea of erecting a house to
meet his special needs
He expressed his ideas as to the char
,cter of the home he desires, and asked
hat the house be modest enough In ap-
and cost to permit OF the
-etention OF Il sufficient sum of money |
rom the purchase fund, 10 defray the
Expense of furnishing it. The commit
ee listened attcntivcly to all these
wishes and saw no reason why one and
III could not be gratifed. The admir-
i Is going to New York tomorrow,
nd will stop over IL he can to see tho
acht race on his way to Shelburne
arms, Vt.
The fund at the disposal of the COM
littee now amounts to about $50. 600.
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SOLDIERS MONUMENT AT PEORIA.

vas fell away from the shaft Then
President Mckinley. leaning on the
arm of Mr.. Kingman and followed by
the cabinet officers. made tour o. the
open space surrounding the monument
inspecting its beauties carefully on all
sides
The sculptor OF the figures at tho
base. Mr.. Fritz Tricbel. of Peoria Al.
so walked by the side of the president
during this inspection. The formal
exercises of dedication were then pro-
ceedcd with. The monument was pre-
sented to the city and county OF
Peoria BY Mrs. Lucie Il. Tying and ac-
cepted on behnlf OF the county by
John c. Kingburv. chairman OF the
board OF supervisors. and on behalf Of
the city by Henry W. Lunch. mayor Of
Peoria. An address, was given by Mr..
Kingman followed by the president
who dedicated the monument In a
formal address
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The Soldiers Monument at Pc.
oria, ILL.,, Unveiled With
Impressive Ceremonies.
PRESIDENT MKINLEY TOOK PART.
The Structure Was Erected by the
Citizens as a Memorial TO the
Soldiers of the Rebellion.
4 Great thsss Tn OF From the Multitudss
~ the lo'ds Of the Canvas Fell
From the Bsautifui shaft
The rrssident's Addrsss.

PEORIA, Ill, Dot. IA good part oi
the population OF Peoria. the second
city OF Illinois, Friday took part in an
elaborate denomination to welcome
to their city the president OF the United
Staies The great event Of the day
was the unvcliny OF beautiful mon
ument erected by Pcora's citizens as
memorial to the soldiers of the rebel
lion. living and dead. The monument
Is tall shaft Of marble. ornamen.cd
at the base with bronze groups, com.
memorating scenes OF the civil war. /.
is erected on an elevation in front OF
the court house. and by its side had
been constructed platform. upon
which the president and members OF
his party took seats to review long
procession of militia veteran, OF the
war and returned volunteers OF the
Spanish war.
The concoursc OF people surrounding
this platform and packing every street
In Its vicinity was by far the larges.
which has thus far greeted the presi.
dent on his western tour After his
review OF the parade the president
took his seat facing the veiled monu-
ment, by the side OF Hon. Martin King
man, chairman OF the exercises After
some selections Of music and an invo. I
cation by Rev. DR.. John Weston, the /
was unveiled by Mrs S. A. /
kinsey. who has been chairman OF the
committee since its incep-
lion in lsS3 A great cheer burst from
The multitude n, the folds OF the can
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TO REINFORCE THE NAVY,
"en o'' ana Adm Watson Notified OF the
Governments IntentIon to Send
T. Moro Vessels to Manila.

WAsIIINGrON, Oct. Modification
was sent by cable Friday TO both Gen.
Otis and Adm. Watson at Manila. of
the intention OF the navy department
to reinforce the navy in the Philip
pines to a considerable extent and
stating that the brooklyn and several
other vessels would be dispatched at
the earliest possible moment to the is
lands So far the only order issued
are to the Brooklyn, the
Nashville, the New Orleans and the
Badger, but in the course
OF few weeks others will be added to
the list, in the shape of some of the
smaller gun boats. The navy depart
ment Is not yet aware of the use to
which Adm. Watson and Gen. Otis
will put this force, but undoubtedly it
is the purpose to make supreme ef-
fort to crush the insurrection at
an early day. Adm. Dewey re-
garded AS essential that the insur-
genus snouiu Dc cut OH from the
bountiful supplies they have been re-
ceiving through the ports which have
not yet been closed, and he expressed
the greatest satisfaction at the in
formation contained in the latest Ma
Mia advices to the effect that the in
kurgens were in straits to secure food.
pointing out that this prcsaged an
esrly collapse of their resistance if the
avenues were kept closed against fur
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Peopie Murdered for tho Insurance.

LONDON, Oct. 6.-According to the
Montevideo correspondent of the
Times the discovery has been made
there that syndicate exists which has
been insuring the lives Of poor people
and numbering them in order to col.
lect the insurance money. The Equit-
able Life Insurance society, of New
York, Is said to be affected.
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Nm. j. BRYAN Very III.

WEBSTER Ia, Oct. 9-Wiliiam Jen-
nings Bryan was very sick man Sun
day night. Friends who have spent
Sunday with him at the farm of Fred
E. White, democratic candidate for
governor OF Iowa, three miles from
Webster, are afraid that Mr.. Bryan
may have temporarily TO abandon his
campaign work not only in Iowa, but
in Kentucky and Ohio. lie suffers
from his lungs and throat.
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Union Religious servicea

CHICAGO, Oct. 9.-Over 5000 persons
were present at the Auditorium Sun.
day night attending the union religious
services. Hundreds were turned away.
The appearance of President Mckinley
was the signal for wild applause. The
entire audience arose and handker-
chiefs waved the Chautauqua salute.
The president stood in his box and
bowed to the audience repeatedly.
Mrs. Nc Kinley did not attend the SER
vices.
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rur..rs From the wrecked Scotsman.

ST. JOHNS, N. f., Oct. GA schooner
with 900 pieces of luggage belonging
TO passengers Of the British steamer
Scotsman. which went ashore in the
straits of Belle Isle while en- route
from Liverpool to Montreal, arrived
at Change island from the wreck
sThursdav
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Peace Meetings Disturbed.

LONDON, Oct. G. Peace meetings held
at Halifax and birmingham Thursday
night were scenes of much disturb
snce. At the Birmingham meeting
crowds of Jingoes invaded the hall,
cheering Mr. Chamberlain and singing
"Rule britannia" and the orators had
70 be content to shout their speeches
Into the reporters ears.
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CHICAGO. Oct. 9-Presideut Mckin-
ley was treated to pleasant surprise
when he arose sunday morning. His
brother. Atner Mckinley. accompanied
by Mrs Mckinley, Miss Mabel Mekin-
ley and Col. +. 4. Brown arrived at .he
Annex early in the morning and were
the first ones to greet the chief execu
tive and Mrs Mckinley.
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VIII Confess The VIII.

NEW YORK, Oct. s.-The World con-
firms the report that the will Of Will
liam b. Plant the railway king, Is TO
be contested by his widow. She will
allege that he was incapable OF max
ing a will at the time the document Is
alleged to have been drawn.
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siI Iickets In Tho Hand

COLUMBUS o., Oct. s The socialist
labor party filed is petition for place
on the Australian ballot with sccre-
tary Of State Kinney Friday. 1t con.
tains 9.4+7 names, and the state ticket
is headed by Roser, Bandlow. OF C,eve.
land, as candidate FOR governor. This
completes the list OF six parties.
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fraud Order Issued.

WASHINGTON, Oct. GA fraud order
has been issued by the post Office de-
partmcnt against the ~. p. Co.," Lock
Box 90, Lagrange, Ind. This concern
advertised an offer to tell anybody
how TO make $50 weekly for 25 cents.
Persons renting IS cents were ad-
vsed by the company to insert adver-
tisements in papers similar TO theirs.
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llle British Camp Was Aroused
and the Men Stood to
Their Arms.
Inc Beers Have Practically Moved to
the Border, Eight Miles From
Mafeking, and Entrenched.
Two Armorsd Trains Have Arrived n. Tn.
'own and tho Place Has Been
Mined With Lyddite, = Very
Powerful Explosive

LONDON, Oct. 9.-The most i'm portan a
news from South Africa comes from
Mafeking. where twice on Saturda,
the Brtlsh camp was aroused, the mer
stood to their arms, guns were linn
oered and patrols were dispatched IL
the direction Of the Beers. No fight
ing has occurred as vet. bu; the cnem,
mas moved practically TO the border
eight miles from Matcsing, intrcnched
at the cast six thousand, COMPRISING
five commanders
The garrisoning and fortifyinc OF
the town are practically completed.
The streets are barricaded and a per-
feet system of mines has been laid.
Two armorcd trains have arrived at
Mafeking consisting Of three bullet
proof cars, the first Of which carries a
searchlight, while the sides of the
cars are loopholed. Each train 4.
complete in itself and carries its own
provisions. Experiments with lyddite
in the mines prove that 1t 1. an ex-
tremcly powerful explosive.
Col. Robert Stephenson smith Pow
ell, commanding the 5th drapoon
guards, has issued notice that the
Beers who are masscd on the Natal
and Buohuanla land frontiers have Or
ders not to fire until the British fire
first, and The town is we'll prepared
for eventualitics, but, as the Beers
may shell the place. every endeavor
should be made to safeguard the wom-
en- and children.
An arnored train was inspected at
Kimberley. A signal station has been
erected with n aconning tower at the top
l30 feet above the tracks Communi-
cation by telephone Is had with a CEN
trail office and signals arc given to the
troopers by flags by this man oeuvres
were successfully continued Saturday.
The troopers number 3, 600, including
the bicycle corps.
A train was also successfully operat-
ed Sunday at Mafcking. 1t patrolled
to the north and pra cticcd firing at
argets.
A dispatch from Kimberley to the
ape army says that 5000 Beers are
'ncampcd midway between Boshof and
They are we'll armed and
'reat religious fcrvor is shown in the
amp.
The Boers, however, arc chatting un-
er the delay. They patrol the border
lightly and have been ordered not to
ermit British uniform to approach
he frontier under any consideration
1hatever.
A special order was gazetted on Sat-
rday announcing what British resi-
ents would be allowed to remain IN
ne Transvaal and under what con-
itions.
Whatever may be the result of
-reat Brtain's controversy with the
outh African republic, every depart
ent Of the government Sunday was
) busy n S though actual hostilities
ad begun. The electric flash that an .
ounccd the mobilization Of the army
serves and the sunmoning Of par.
ament set every wheel of the govern ~
tent machinery in motion.
AT Woolwich Sunday it was asserted y
lat 05 per cent. Of the reserves would -
, fully equipped within the next six
Tvs.
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SHORT SPECIALS.


bay Sunday for South Africa
The British cruiser Thens sailed
: from Sslonica Sunday for Dslagos bay.
The cruiser Olympia passed out al
Sandy Hook at 10 a. m. Sunday lound
for Boston.
There were - new cases OF yellow
fever IN the last - hours and three
: deaths at hey West
Munir Pasha, the sultan's grand ma >
ter OF ceremonies, is dead. lie vii, bs
succeeded by Iorahim Rasich Bey. the
introducer of ambassadors
A knit underwear trust H. in process
Of formation. The officers were elect
ed In Albany. n. u. Saturday. and tho
final meeting Is to DC held there on
Thursday next
A cablegram dated Manila was rc-
ceived at Eau Claire. Wis. Sunday,
from Capt. Hugh Joccyln McGratn. 4,h
cavalry. to his wife and parents, win en-
says Wounded left thigh. Don,
worry"
AT Ea;on. y. NJ. Wm. H. Mc.,inaisS
the train robbcr who has beef on trial
the past week for the murder ut shcr II
Ed. Farr, of Walsenburg. Col, na, Ur.
found guilty OF murder in iht s,coni
degree.
Djarid Bey, son of lIalil Hifat Pasna,
the grand vizcr. was assassinatcd ON
the Galata bridge. Constsn,inop.c.
Sunday. by an Albanian. who fred
four shots from revolver Tns
murderer was arrcs;ed.
Eight states and tcrh,orie, are rep
resented by their governors at tue IA
festival at Chicago, and one more.
Florida, by Col T. I. Wright MN.
Der OF the governors stan, especially
designated for the purpose.
At Duluth, Minn.. the Bcs,emrr Doat
John Ncibon ran down the Record, Of
the Great Lakes Towing Co., flee,
Sunday. Fireman Harry Elnh was
asleep in his bunk AT the time and wa,
drowned. The crew TOOK to the nfs
raft.
Among the passengers VINO arrived
Sunday morning per Gamer Umbria
from Liverpool aud Queenstown were
Thomas l.. James Mile. De Luz.n.Eev.
Dr. j. IL. Rylancc, SIR Percy San cr.
son, British consul general at New
York and Isidor Straus.
Vice President Mariscal of the Mex.
lean republic, may be comps led To de.-
cgate his place at the speakers tnule
in the Auditorium banquet nail. Chr
cago, Monday night, to ano her nivm-
Der OF his party becaus. of severe ut
tack of tonsilitis, which reduced his
voice to a whisper.
There is not the slightes; foundation
Tor the published report OF the retire.
ment OF President Nick Young. Of tho
National Baseball league Mr. Young
never has intimated to any one any in-
ention to retire and has NOT enter
aimed any such purposes lie is alta
oss to know how the report origi.
rated.
United States Senator James X.
Zones, OF Arkansas, chairman demo-
ratic national committee. and wife,
we're passengers on board the Cunarl
Inc steamship Lucania tina, reached
'cw York city Sunday. They have
'een travelling in England, ireland,
wiizcrland and Wales for
everal mon tbs.
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MAY Replncs JouI,ert.

LONDON, Oct. 9.-A report from South
Africa has IL that the movement to re-
placc Commandant Gen. Joubert by
Vlljoen, who Is rabid hater Of Eng
land. is taken as an indication OF Boer
impa,ience at the conduct OF military
Affairs.
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a Head first Collision.

"A' Neb., Oct 9. - The east
b., passenger train on the Fremont,
Urn u Missouri Valley ran head
g.. '"'O ;reight engine at Arlington
!, :. afternoon. No lives were lost.
e passengers had an exceeding
D.. o" escape. The two engines
sol 1en0l'shed and the baggage and
!, '' s' were demolished. The passen-
,"ah' John Allison, was badly
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1899-10-12
GIFT from Andrew Carnegie.

JEFFERSON, o., Oct S.-Andrew Car
negie has made public his plans &c
give the citizens of Conneaut and the
dock laborers he employs at the har.
Dor fine pubic library building esti-
mated to cost over $4,000. The draw
ing have been submitted and approx
ed by Mr.. Carnegie.
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Gold Iionds Depo.it.d.

WAsHIA0ToN, Oct. S-The Central
Pacific Railroad Co. has deposi ted in
the L ni,cd States treasury si7 o, O, 900
In four per cent god bond, 10 secure
the government that amount Of NOES
due the government on the purchase Of
the road last January. Tins is pur.
buance OF the contract made ..i the
time
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Moro Trouble Likely In santo Domingo

WASHINGTON, Oct. 6.-Reports receiv'
ed here indicate that Santo Domingo
is not yet entirely at peace. Unless
Gen. Jiminez succeeds in raising mon
cy TO meet outstanding debts and
makes reforms in the currency, it is not
certain that he will be elected, and
should he not be. further fighting be-
tween the factions is probable.
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CLEVELAND. o.. Oct. AT the final
session of the annual convention OF
the National Paint, Oil and Varnish
association, J. q. Taylor. Cincinnati.
wa. elected second vice president.
Next years convention will be held at
Old Point Comfort.
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Big Pllke In DaytO :. .

DAYTo>, o., Oct. THE west side
was visited by destructive fire Friday
morning. The mattress factory at
1877 West Fifth street, owned by Chris
tian and Reuben Schantz, burned to
the ground, and two large residences
were almost completely destroyed.
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VIII he Regarded nc UnfriendIy.

LONDON, Oct. 6.--The Paris corre-
spondcnt of the Daily News says that
both France and Spain would regard
~ an unfriendly act any cession OF
Portuguese territory in East Africa TO
England.
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d. 'pesker Resd In yyashtn~to-

"'NcloS' Oct a-Ex-Speaker
a D. Reed arrived in Washing
~ 'y u"y night He declined to dis
ssorS ''ic'' saying he was hero to
"a '0"e OF his private belong
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VIM Mc.t IN -. Louls Next Year,

PROVIDENCE. Il. l., Oct q The Amer
lean board OF foreign missions hal
voted to meet in Pilgrim church, st
Louis next year.
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"s'sass of sps a,sh Prise..rs

=, D' oct s.-It is announced
\ "' the PHILIPPINE government
a,' zen iull powers to Agoncillo to
a,o,. O' the release of the Spanish
's now held by the insurgents.
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''"mbiustion VIII No, ~. v...x

e,n 'o' Oct. a-The proposed com.
w.. 90 or trust Of chair manufac-
b = :, win a capital Of $50. 900. ooO. will
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-27
Beers WILL PROTEST.
Said They Will Object to
British Massing Of
Troops.

London. Sept 26.-The Transvaal cri-
sis presents few fresh features. It is
increasingly probable that parliament
will meet about the middle Of October;
and it is again asserted that Gen. Red
vers Butler. who is to have supreme
command of the British forces. in South
Africa. in the event of hostilities, will
start for the Cape Oct. 7.
Nothing, however, has been made
known on either point The Transvaal
government was in constant telegraphic
communication with Bloemfontein yes
terday on the reply to Mr. Chamber
lain's dispatch. 1t is believed the re-
ply will protest against continued dis
patching of troops as a menace to the
Transvaal situation.
The Volkstein. the official organ of
the Transvaal government declares
that the executive should give the
the British government at most As
hours to reply to the TransvaaPs de-
mand that no further troops be land
ed. pending the receipt of the British
protest.
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MEETING TODAY.
New York Central Direc-
tors Will Decide Boston
& Albany Lease.

New York, Sept. 26.-The Times to-
morrow will say: Chauncey M. Depew,
President Galloway, H. Nick. Twombley
and other representatives of the New
York Central railway, will go to AL
bany to attend the meeting of the
stockholders called to ratify the leas-
ing of the Boston and Albany railroad
to the New York Central In conse-
Quence of the opposition to this lease
made by the Boston and Albany stock
holders protective committee, it is ex-
pected that the Central stockholders
Will simply defer action in the matter.
1t is possible, however, that action
will be taken looking to the complete
withdrawal of the New York Central
from the proposed arrangement. New
York Central says that the object of
some stockholders of the Boston and
Albany in seeking to overturn the man
agement of that corporation sci too
plain and it will fail
The report that has attracted some
attention is to the effect that the stock
holders who are antagonistic to the
proposed lease have exerted themselves
to have final action in the matter de-
ferred until after the probating Of
Cornelius Vanderbilt's will, in the be-
lief that the future disposition of so
great portion of the Vanderbilt es-
tate will make an important difference
in the attitude of the vanderbilts to-
ward the railroad schemes attributed
to William K. Vanderbilt There is the
best authority for the statement that
no matter how Cornelius Vanderbilt's
property is distributed, w. X. Wander
bits authority as the sole directing
head of the Vanderbilt family will re-
main mistaken for several years to
come.
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ALLEN WILL GREET DEWEY.
Assistant Secretary of Navy Hurries to
New York to See Him.

Washington, Sept. 26.--After confer
ring with the president and Secretary
Long, Mr.. Allen left here late this oven
ing for New York for the purpose of
seeing Admiral Dewey and discussing
the arrangements for his visit to WASH
ington. During the cabinet meeting to-
day plans were matured for the official
ceremony at the capital when the presi-
dent will present to Admiral Dewey the
sword awarded by congress.
Mr.. Allen will learn the admirdl's
wishes in this regard, and will go over
the several other features of the naval
ceremony to be carried out when he ar
rives, including the details Of the din
ner the president will give the admiral
next Tuesday night. Secretary Long
returned to his desk at the navy depart
ment today after a months vacation In
Massachusetts. He shared in the gen
eral interest and comment incident up-
on the arrival of Admiral Dewey. and
sent him personal message of greet
ing. Aside from the welcome to be ex :
tended him no plans have been made As
to the admlrars future movements
Secretary Long said no thought had vet
been given to this matter, as Admiral
Dewey's wishes in this regard were not
known,