The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1899-09-07
INTERESTING NEWS ITEMS.

1t is believed that the British steam
er South Cambria, from Baltimore for
Havana with coal, was lost during the
recent hurricane.
His Holiness Pope Sophronius, Patri-
arch of the Orthodox Greek Church OF
Alexandria. Lydia. Ethiopia and all
Egypt. died at Alexandria. aged iO3
The condition of the pubic mind Mt
Johannesburg is decidedly panicky.
Sunday detectives searched the SIM
meriack mine for arms, bat found
zone.
The statement that Rr Adm. Wat
son, commanding the United States
naval forces at Manila, has asked To b.
relieved OF his command because OF III
health is denied in official circles in
Washington.
Henry iIofheimcr, formerly a mem.
Der OF the firm of Henry Iiofhei'ner.
Son Il c.. wholesale dealers in boots
and shoes at Norfolk. Va. ma, tiIed a
petition in bankruptcy. Liabilities,
$3.50 S04; nominal assets. S9i.O0j.
The Amer.ca II TOBACCO Co will here
after buy leaf tobacco direct from W 81
consin farmers. \ material increase
in prices i expected. The trust IL
erect a mammoth del ot in Madison
for sorting and storing its purchases.
4 fierce timber fire is raging about
10 miles south OF DcadwoOd. :. d.. and
threatening VIDE extent OF country.
1t broke out some time Saturday night
and as everything Is dry as finder anu
a gale is blowing from the south tho
situation is very serious.
The Goth anniversary OF the birth
OF Henry George was celebrated sum
day afternoon at the Grand Central
palace, New York. under the au u'pices
OF the Manhattan Single Tax cub.
About a thousand persons were pres
ent.
Gen. Gomez is deeply gricved at the
reported decision OF Gov. Gen. Brooke
not to pay anything more on the sup
Elementary rolls of the Cnban army.
He declines, however to express
further opinion until he has conferred
with Gen. Brooke on the subject.
At Sioux City, Ia, st. 'Ioseph's Cath
Ole church. So. 900 struc ure. was
dedicated Sunday with most impressive
ceremonies Many priests were in at
tendance. RI Rev. Richard Scanncll,
bishop Of Omaha, acted as dcdicator.
Archbishop ireland preached the morn
ing sermon.
Juan lsidro JimineA the revolution-
ary a,nirant To the presidency r ne
Republic OF Santo Domingo. left C,l-
manera Saturday on board the George
). Croi,e for Baracon. from which
point he will proceed 10 l'or.-au. Prince
and then to Puerta Plata. where he is
impaticntly awaited
The Sunday train from Johannes
burg for Durham. Natal, was crowded
with passengers from johannesburg
against several of whom war
rants had been issued by the Transvaal
authorities, WAS three times searcned
by Transvaal detectives during its pas
sage through Transvaal territory.
The secretary of the treasury and
Mr., Gaze will leave Nesh n ION
/ about September 10 for vIs 10 Chl-
caro and other western c,Ilc~ Iho
secretary will rem un until after tho
October festivities in the lake ci'y,
while Mr.. Gaze is p,annlng To pro-
long her soiou~n until the late au-
tumn.
Bearing three posts of grand army
veterans. "A special train in four Sec
tions left Chicago sunday over the
Chicago & Grand Trun,; railroad to the
national cncampment in Philadelphia.
ACCOMMODATING the veterans was
larec contingent Of the Thomas Relief
corps. who will attend the elcamp-
ment
Consul McCook, at Dawson City, re-
DORIS To the state department, under
date OF July ,, that no less than 2OOC
persons have gone down the Yukon
from that pace within month, bouni
for the most part for the Cape Nome
gold fields. lie says that the poor
mans chance, so far as this country II
concerned, is gone.