The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1899-08-17
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instantly killed Saturday night
The French schooner Pauoboto was
sunk in collision Sunday of Lowest II
by the steamer Hercules and five per-
sons were drowned. The steamer res
cued the remainder Of the crew.
The Albany, N. ". branch OF the
American protective league has trans
mitted to Gov. Gambler. OF Georgia, q
congratulatory letter on his manly
stand against mob law.
Delegates to the convention OF the
national association of colored
womens clubs will meet Monday
in Quinn chapel. Chicago. Monday,
Tuesday and Wednesday will be devot.
ed to the business of the convention.
Advices from the Arctic whaling
fleet brought to Port Townsend, Wash.
Sunday by the schooner j. NJ. Coleman,
25 days from Port Lawrence. are not
encouraging. The season, it is stated,
has been a complete IA lure.
Col Charles Page bryan. United
States minister to Brazil. i'm an inn
portant communication to the Argen-
tine and Brazilian pres. asserts that
the United States wants nothing Of
South America but trade and harmony.
At Reading, Pa. Solomon Qulntcr a
well known citizen and former rail-
road employe. shot and instantly killed
his wife. Annie, aged IS years. and her
paramour, Edward II. Kitzmillcr aged
2s, at an early hour Sunday morning.
1t is reported that ehe imperial heir
prcsumptive OF Austria. the Arcnduke
Francis, is bctrothed TO the Grand
Duchess Helene Vladimirovna, OF Rus
sia. who was formerly ailianced to
Prince Macmillan, OF Baden.
The United States cruiser Olympia
arrived at Leghorn, Italy. sunday,
from Naples, and was received with
salutes and cordial welcomes. Tho
commander of the Italian cruiser
Tripol and the captain OF the port
both visited Adm. Dewey on board.
The body OF Lizzie MacSichol. tho
opera singer who died at Chorura. y.
H.. Saturday night from pcritonitiS
will be taken to Washington or inter-
ment. Arrangements have been made
to have the funeral take place from the
home of her parents in Washington
next Tuesday.
The North Atlantic squadron. COM
posed OF Adm. SIMPSONS flagship New
York, the Brooklyn, Indiana, Massa-
chusctts and Texas sailed from Bar
Harbor, Me-, at o'clock sunday morn
ing. The squadron will go to sea for
a few days practice and then proceed
to Newport.
A convention Of the Afro American
council OF coored men will Toe he d at
Bethel church. Chicago, beginning
Wednesday and lasting until Saturday
evening. This convention W II prob
ably be one OF the most important
gatherings OF colorcd men that has
been held for some time.
Dr. +. ii. Finke, OF baltimore. a
member Of Commissioner General
Pcck's staff, died in Chicago Sunday
of heart failure. DIR. Finke had been
assigned TO duty as expert in medicine,
surgeon. dentistry and chemistry in
the department of liberal arts and
chemical industries at the Paris expo
sition.
Near Baltimore George Grauers
aged Is. and Tony Rixes, aged II. were
struck by lightning and insanity kill
ed Sunday. They had taken refuge
from the storm under a Large tree.
Their clothes were torn TO sareds. but
beyond black spots on the forehead
and at the ankles there was no mark
on the bodies.
The United States transport Centen.
nial arrived at San Francisco from
Manila Sunday, after most exciting
round trip. She narrowly missed
couple Of typhoons; was ashore on a
coral reef, where the entire crew bare
ly escaped capture at the hands Of the
Filipinos; one OF the sailors was killed
by a parting hawser, and one OF the
quartermastcrs was stabbed by a col.
ored cook.