The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1899-11-02

Florence Marryat (Mrs. Frances
Lean, the well known authoress' diea
in London Friday morning.

in London Friday morning.
Amonv the passengers who arrivei
Sunday on the steamer Amsterdam Was
Senator knu,e Nelson. OF Minnesota.
Prince FredericN Augustus OF SAX
ony. while hunting fell from his horse
and sustained slight fracture OF tho
skull. His condition il not angerouS.
The quarantine established at "a-
lena. Kan. a week ago against Jophn'
Mo. because OF several cases OF sma..-
pox at Joplin. has been raised by tue
Kansas boari OF health.
In diplomatic circles it is asserted
that Emperor Nicholas has gwen up
his visit to Carlsruhe in consequence OK
q renewal OF the quarrel between the
grand ducal courts OF Baden aud liesse.
At Nevada. Mo-, ex-County Treas
urer Frank +. Parker. found guilty OF
en- bezzling SO, 900 OF county funds was
sentenced TO ;hree years and SIX
months in the penitentiary.
The 4th infsntry broke camp at Fort
Riley. Kan. Monday nor ing and pro-
ceeded TO San Francisco. Ia, Strength
on leaving was ab ut l2J0. officers aud
men.
The United States training shin L n
caster. from New York alb ut OcioOer
If. has arrived at 81. Thomas, d. W. |.
She will remain week and will then
go to ST. Croix.
1t is reported that from both Ham
burg and Metz that British recruiting
officers are busy engaging German un'
der officers for service in South Africa,
Offering $40 per month.
The Russian cruiser Variag, when
Is designed TO be the fastest armored
vessel OF her class ever constructed nv
the Cramp shipbuildinC firm. will be
launched on Tuesday with unusual dis
play.
After FIVE days OF continuous rain
storms a terrific hurricane from tho
southeast swept over Santiago Dc
Cuoa, causing much destruction.
Twelve houses were wrecked and oth-
ers badly damaged.
Al Great Falls. Mont, John Zupan-
chich killed Frank Marhar Sunday,
cutting his throat with broken Oot-
tie. Both were Austrian smelter ein'
ployes about 80 years OF age. Zupan-
chich escaped.
The sheep pens at the stoci yards
Kansas City, covering an entire block
were destroyed by fire, 900 head oil
sheep being cremated. -Four hremen
were seriously injured by falling walls,
and one OF them, Charles Peterson,
NAV die. Loss $50, 900.
At special meeting Sunday Tho
striking core makers and molders OF
Pittsburgh, Pa. who have been on
strike since October /. decided TO re
, turn 10 work at the old scale, pending
arbitration. The vote was l5s for t1
8 g5 against.
Preparations are about completed
= for the entertainment at Richmond
Va. OF President Mckinley and party
4 ON the occasion Of the launching o
r the Shubricl Tuesday next. The presi
Dental train is scheduled 10 arrive
there at ll:l5 am.
1t was raining hard when Secretary
d of War Root. Adjt. Gen. Corbin AM
their party arrived at Camp Meade Ia
Sunday but the two regiments stu
there were reviewed notwithstandin
u and went through their PAGES in goo
y shape.
Il Gen. Hernandez has had ruptur
o with the Venezuelan government an
u left Caracas early Sunday morning fo
Il Ocumare to start new revolution. II
&c has 2. 900 men. All the liberals al
/ supporting Gen. Cipriano Castro. III
a. situation is extremely critical.
- Sioux City, Ia, was dry town SUI
u day. at least so far as saloons wer
- concerned, for the first time In year
y Saturday night, at midnight, Il
oi doors were closed and a close watc
ID was kept by the police o. all place
III Sunday. The closing movement is dr
he 10 the action OF leading saloon mel
T. who petitioned the mayor for dr.
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