The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1899-04-27
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neld, was mustered out OF the servic,
in Savannah, Ca, Saturday.
The Sd Georgia regiment Col Robt
L. Berner, was mustered out at CamI
Mackenzie, Augusta, Ca, Saturday.
Col. NJ. Lewis Clarke. of Louisville,
the well known racing Judge, commit
ted suicide here Saturday morning in
his room at Gaston's hotel. Memphis,
Tenn.
The navy department has authorized
the first payment to be made on ac-
count of the battle ship Maine. now
building at Cramps, the amount being
500, 1856.
a dispatch from Montevideo says
that Sanarelli's yellow fever serum is
giving good results there, and several
persons have been completely cured by
its application.
Signor Marcohi, the distinguished
electrician whose experiments in wire
less telegraphy have aroused world
wide interest. viii visit the United
States next October.
DR.. W. f. Lipscomb, the famous
hemper county poisoner who was sery-
ing a life sentence in the penitentiary
at Jackson. Miss, died early Sunday
morning from paralysis.
George W. Keil. who for the last IS
years was business manager OF the
New York Clipper, is dead from heart
disease at his home in New York. lie
had been I'll for several months.
The fiscal year of 1895 was the BAN
ner year Of the foreign trade OF the
United States, our exports being the
largest ever recorded for like period
and our imports exceptionally small.
ASpanish prisoner, recently released
by the lilipinos, says that the insur-
gents have 80, 900 rifles, plenty of ammu-
milton and 200 pieces of artillery. some
OF them the latest pattern of quick
firing guns.
The police have arrested the burOo-
master and eight members OF the town
council of Bazer, Hungary. on charge
OF forging bank notes. The operations
OF the criminals have been going on
for two years.
Prof Jerome r. Green continued his
experiments in wireless telegraphy in
chicago Sunday with uniform success.
He sent signals from the life saving
station to a moving tug on the lake for
A distance of a mile and half.
The Cornell foot ball team will play
he University of Chicago team in
-hicago October IL. Other dates are:
october 2S, Princeton. at Ithaca; No
'ember IS. Ober.in. at Ithaca; Novem.
'er 80. University Of Pennsylvania. in
Friends of Dr.. Nicholas Sem, SUR
'eon general OF the Illinois national
'uard and head professor of surgery in
'ush medical college. have announced
is name as candidate for the rcpub-
can nomination for governor Of Illi-
ois next year.
AT Fulton. Mo-. Edward Palmer SUM-
ay shot and killed Thomas Ganawav.
companion. in a trivial quarrel over
girl Both men are young. Palmer,
hose mind is unbalanced. made no at
'mpt TO escape but seemed TO ENJOY
le sensation he had created.
Miss Ernie Bloss, a frail young girl
no IS riding her bicycle from Fort
orth, Tex, to Washington, is in tho
" hospital in ST. Louis very fatigued
At declaring She will continue her
urney. With couple OF days rest
ie will set out for Washington.
Charles Stockman, of Kensington.
an, was Sunday evening sho, and
obably fatally wounded ty his for
er wife. Mrs. Stockmau secured
vorce recently. Sunday night Stock
IN came to her house intoxicated
d became disagreeablc, when sho
OF him.
The Sherbcurne school, boarding
'titution for boys located in the
'yn OF san Rafael, Cal, was burned
nday. There were "a number of dar-
{ rescues. but Charles Armstrong.
z G-year-o.d son OF an army officer
W in Manila, rushed into the burn
( bnilding and was lost.