The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1899-05-04
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eighth duke OF Beaufort. Is dead. lie
; was In his 10th year
Secretary Alger left Washington
Friday night for visit of a week to
Detroit and Chicago where he will
make several addresses
1t is expected that 500 of the 500
Journeymen horseshoers in Boston
VIII strike Monday for an increase of
wages and extra pay for overtime
work.
The prince of Wales Saturday re-
ceived Joseph II. Choate at Marlbor-
ough house on his appointment as
United States ambassador to Great
Britain.
rover Henry Lepeer French, who
was British minister to japan in 1so5
and had formerly represented Great
Britain in Mexico, died in London
Sunday in his 5Sth year
Fire Sunday badly damaged ,be
former hospital of St. Francis Xayier
Montreal. large stone building ON
o. Catharine street, now occupied bv
about a dozcn small manufacturing
concerns. Loss s75, 900.
Lieut.. o. f. Lasher, u. S. ". who
was thrown from his trap while out
driving with his six-year-old son At
Monterey, Cal, on April 81, has died
OF his injuries. lie was a native of
New York, aged 2s years.
The failure is announced Of the
~omet Cycle Co, of Toronto. one OF
he oldest and largest bicycle manu-
acturing firms in Canada. No state.
nent has yet been given as to the
irm's financial condition.
Seventeen farmers of Pemiscot conn
Y. in southeast Missouri. have bec,
aiied at II. Louis by United States
iarshal Louis c. Bohlc on federal
ldictment charging them with cut
ng the ieyee. No denial is made by
lie farmers.
Emperor William has given another
Of his friendship for tho
nlted States by sending personal
IoIe dispatch to President Mckinley
him for his action in author
ing the landing of German cable ON
nerican soil
August Strausburg, commission deal
IN hops and malt, New York. has
ed Il petition in bankruptcy. Liabili-
. s'o,2iO; no assets. Alonzo Nutter.
III known hotel keeper, has filed a
tition in bankruptcy. Liabilities
.7l2; no assets.
ne oody-of a man was found with
out $4,000 in bills in his pocket at
rksvil!e, Mo. Another body. evil
ntiy that Of travelling salesman.
S found. In the vest POCKET was his
tch, which stopped at 0:2O Neither
been identified.
ix japanese judges sent by their
ernment to make study OF inter
Ional law in England aud Germany
e arrived here Thcy are A.
lashi, q. Baba, NJ. Romiya, j. salto
I. Nakashoji, OF Toxic, and NJ.
aki, OF Yokohama.
cable dispatch has been received
Joseph Chamberlain. secretary OF
Tor the colonies stating that the
eriai government will not take any
e IN The Pacific caJle, but will con-
hte sum not less than 10000
ids sterling annually.
l., WiscosAi, city treasurer Of
'htine, Kan, a suburb Of Kansas
has a5sconded. lie is SIG. 900
IN ms accounts. The city council
Mayor Green Friday night autho-
the issuing of "A warrant for his
II charging embezzement.
excursion train on the Bav rail.
running between Rochester. Y.
nj Sea Brecze jumped the track
ay afternoon at 8 o'clock, three
north of Rochester killing two
Ms FATALLY inJuring ten or twelve
D to 40 more or less seriously.
etOy richards, a commission
: was arrested at the Bank of
md Saturday while attempting to
three 4lOO notes which were stolen
PARIS bank about the middle of
ny last Richards said he had
cd the notes at the Newmarket
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