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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-06-05
MISS ROGERS MARRIED.

New York, June 4.-The marriage OF
Miss Mae Rogers daughter of IL. III.
Rogers, president of the Standard Oil
company with William r. Coe of this
city was solemnized late this afternoon u
the brides home. As the Rogers family
Is in mourning the ceremony WA
private.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-06-05
GOMEZ In HAVANA.

Havana, June A-General Maxine
Gomez arrived here today. A hrgs
demonstration in his honor win be given
tomorrow night.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-06-05
MAINE PENSIONS.

Washington, DC. June 4.-The follow
ing Maine pension changes resulting
from the issue Of May Is are announced;
ORIGINAL, WIDOWS. xTc.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-06-05

Jennie b. Joy, wyne, p. Special &C
crued, May 81. Mary p. Emerson, Rich
moud s.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-06-05
BASE BALL NOTES.

At Ithaca-cornell, 8; Chicago Univer'
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-06-05

NATIONAL LEAGUE STANDING.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1900-04-05
SNIPS.

The Republicans say that the sug-
ar and tobacco trusts will pay the
Porto Rican duties. How'b that?
We thought they told us that it was
the foreigner who paid the tariff tax
es few years ago.-South,ceSt Vir-
gilman.
1.-The dairymaid pensively MIXED
the goat,
And pouting, paused to mutter;
i wish, you brute, you'd turn to
milkp
And the Animal turned to butt her."
Il never have imagined | was 60
ing to the poor-house, nor have |
been as bad of as Pat said he was
when the jew wanted to sell him a
trunk. Come in Pat, and let me sell
You trunk, said the Jew.
What for?" said Pat.
"Why, to put your clothes in" re-
piled the storekeeper.
And, begorra, go naked?" said
Pat.-Sam Jones.
If q negro killed Goebel, he should
not be punished as the prime criminal
in the case. Behind him are lot Of
blood thirsty white scoundrels who
plotted the murder and paid the negro
to do the work. These are the men
who deserves the severest penalty
GreenrilLs Democrat.
The Newcastle Record says that
the republicans of Rockingham county
had regular cat and dog time in
their county convention held a few
days ago. They eft" and bit each
other worse than the Irish used to do
at Douneycrook fair. Some of the
leaders were badly dis6gured. and
others were arrested and taken before
the police court to answer for viola
tions of the criminal law.
English capital is to be invested in
an important manufacturing plant at
Glade Spring, Va. The capitalists
interested are VIM. G. Best, of Rad
ford, and Chas. L. Johnston, Of Pitts
burg, England. These gentlemen
are manufacturers of adamant build
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1900-04-05

until they have been carried out At
least, that is the opinion OF those who
usually know what is going on.
1t had never been suspected tina,
the venerable Senator Pettus-the
oldest man in the Senste-was a
humorist and wit, until he made a
thirty-mi mute speech satirizing the
legal advice given the Senate by a
doctor-Senator Gallinger, of n. H.,
and mercilessly ridiculing the posi-
ton taken on the Porto Rican ques-
ton by the orator. Senator Beverage,
of Indiana, who took occasion, while
making a speech in favor Of free trade
with Porto Rico, to state his inten-
ton to vote for a bill providing a
tariff. 1t was the most amusing half
hour the Senate has had during the
present session. Senator Gallinger
laughed as heartily over that portion
of the speech of Senator Pettus, re-
ferring to him as anybody did, but
Senator Beveridge, who was not
present, is much younger man--the
youngest in the Senate-and conSe
quently more sensitive, and h. may
take notion to resent being held up
to ridicule, even in as good natered a
manner as it was done by Senator
Pettus.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1900-04-05
Half-Cent Coins.

1t is proposed to introduce a bill
in congress to authorize the coming
vi hall.cents or five-mill pieces.
Ilali.cents were once coined by the
< ,ernment, but they went out OF
use h',y years ago. There is a de-
ma"d Tor these small coins in some
OF the northern aud western cities,
and some department stores in Chi
cage and other places issue hali-cent
tokens that are given and received
IN change. In the south the people
are slow u la Ike account OF smaller
amounts than 5-cent pieces. Before
the war aud for some time after
wards it was the custom to take no
note oi fractions less than five cents
in irade. Ii, for instance, the pur-
cha>er's bill amounted to 1928. he
would pay 80 30, VI if it were ~
he would pay only $50 This
practice exists 10 II considerable eX-
ten, today, aud people in this section
do not, as rule, buy less than 5
cents worth of anything, although
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1900-04-05

ing marbles, cornice work, kalsOmine
and other varieties of building ma
terial made from gypsum, commonly
called plaster rock. The rock from
which these materials are made is
abundant near Saltville.-PulaSki
News- Reriew.
We understand that General
Walker says, "no power under heaven
could induce him to accept the NOM
ination for congress this fall unless
Rhea is the nominee, then he wants
it," This is a nice way the General
has to ask for the nomination, tor he
knows Rhea will be the nominee of
the Democratic party.-Lebanon
NetUs.
Gentle Spring is having about as
hard time in her struggle with
Grim Winter as Otis has in keeping
the Filipinos whipped .--Greearille
(Tenn.) Times.
Unless matters are carefully man
aged some ambitious person will arise
and try to pose as Geo. Washington,
of Porto Bluefeld Telegraph.
Shakespear, who is credited with
many very wise sayings, has left on
record that the quality of mercy is
not strained-it blesses him who gives
and receives it. 1t is equally true
that Islander Injuries HIM who ISLANDERS
and who is slandered. The Bible
truly has said that the tongue is the
only thing that has never been tanned.
Avoid a slanderer, news-carrier and
and street "cusser" as you would a
loathsome and vile disease .-Abtng-
don Virginian.
1t seems assured that Hon. w. +.
Rhea member of Congress from the
Ninth district, will have no opposi-
ton. This will be true, no matter
what be the decision of the house in
the pending contest between General
James A. Walker and Mr.. Rhea over
the seat from the Ninth. Judge
Rhes has rendered the party as fine
service in the Ninth district as any
man has given to his party in any
district in the state. He is one of
the sblest, and at the same time most
fearless workers in Virginia. Natur-
ally, his constituents feel he is a man
to whom honor in the form of pre-
ferment is elninently due.-RichmOnd
Dispatch.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1900-04-05
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From our REGULAR corrsspondentl

WAsHNGToN, April 2-It is re-
garded as 80 certain that the Senate
will pass the Porto Rico bill tomor-
row, when the vote will lie taken.
that public interest is already trans
ferred to the House. where the result
is not so certain. The free traders
are making some pretty stiff claims
as to their ability to strike out the
tariff clause of the bill and insert one
providing for free trade in the House,
but, investigation shows that those
claims have no better foundation
than the talk of a few members WHO
voted for the original tariff bill and
became frightened by public criti
cism. There is no faltering on the
part Of the leaders of the majority in
the House, and the chances are that
they will be able to keep the grumb
lers in line for the bill. The MAORI
ty of the House is always susceptible
to administration influence, and the
whole influence 81 the administration
is being thrown in favor of the Porto
Rican bill. Speaker Henderson is
also lending a hand and he says the
bill will become law before the end
Of the present week.
Secretary Root says the written in
structions to the new Philippine
Commission, the members of which
will sale from San Francisco for Ma
nills on the 18th inst, will not be
made public at present. Doubtless
the really important instructions to
the Commission we're given verbally
and will not be made public at all
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1900-04-05

the use of cents in making small
purchases is increasing. There is no
reason, however. why there should
not be an exactness in payment and
making change, and the coming and
issuance of baf-cent pieces, would
probably tend to make this minute
ness and nicely in transactions of
general observance. Certainly, if an
article i, worth only 2 - cents,
there is no good reason why 3 cents
should be paid for it. And yet one
cannot help feeling in the south that,
when everybody becomes closely
calculating and exacting to the half
cent, it will mark the passing of one
of the peculiar characteristics of
free hearted. free handed old south.
Banner.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1900-04-05

OSE great difficulty that the Post
Office Department il meeting in Gu
ba. Portn Rirp AMI the Philippines,
is found in the constant repetition OF
the names o: places. In the United
States We have the same thing. but
here IT. lIffieu ties are lessened be-
cause II j. We uuder-tD ID that the
state must be aided 10 an address III
order to insure it's reaching the sd-
dressee and because the Department
will not allow two postoffices OF the
same name in one state. But in let
ters to the Spanish colonies. it seems
TO be impossible to persuade our citl'
zens to add the province. No one
here would expect a letter simply ad-
dressed to Smithville, for instance.
to reach the right Smithville with
any degree Of promptness. yet dozens
Of letters are sent to Saa Tomas in
the Philippines without the mention
Of the province Yet there are towns
Of this name in the Provinces OF
Pampsngs, Union. and Batangas.
Santa Cruz il in Mindoro, in Laguna,
in Illocus Sur, in Cavite. in Zamba-
les. and Davao, while other names
are similarly multiplied. Unless the
name of the province is given on all
such letters it is impossible for the
post Office to forward them intelli-
gently.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1900-04-05
FROM STONEGA.
correspondence of The Big Stone Gap Posr.

SrosEGA, Va. April 4.-Some mis-.
creant placed large bolt on
the track near Preacher on Mon.
day evening. but the engineer noticed
it just in time to prevent an accident
The same bolt was found on the
track about 20 minutes before the
train (which was the evening coke
train) came along. but was thrown
aside supposing that children had
been playing and left it there, hut
when it was found there the second
time it showed design.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1900-04-05

THE State Department has been
notified that the Persian government
is about to send minister to Wash
ington. For ten years this post has
been vacant, the incumbent leaving
in dudgeon owing to the merciless
ridicule heaped upon him by the
American paragrapher on account of
his queer uame-Hadji Hassan COOL
Khan Mahomet Ell Versari-with
half a dozed additional syllables.
The department has in this case not
been notified in advance of the name
Of the new minister.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1900-04-05

The report Of Governor-G Genera
Davis of Porto Rico shows that about
one-eighth Of the island is under cul.
tivstion, the remainder being largely
mountains and not capable of raising
crops without heavy preliminary ex.
penditures. Of the 100000 acres
now cultivated. l22,0O0 are devoted
to coffee, $1,000 to sugar, 1900 to
tobacco. The fruit interest is back
ward. Oranges. bsnsnas, pinespples,
and lines might be grown for export,
but are cultivated only for the home
demand. In Governor Davis opin.
ion, Porto Rico must look TO sugar.
tobacco. and coffee for exports in the
immediate future. The maximum of
sugar exports was 10000 tons in
1879. surely not enough to be dan
gerous to the sugar planters Of the
United States.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1900-04-05

The american Monthly Review Of
Reuie,0s for March discusses the war
in South Africa in its various phases.
the Hay-Paunceforte treaty, the
Puerto Rican tariff, our situation in
the Philippines, the steamship subsi-
dy bill, the Kentucky disorders,
Governor Roosevelt's administration
in New York, the approaching Presi-
Dental campaign, and many other
timely topics.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1900-04-05
VIRGINIA Coal Fields.

For the seven months ending Jan
nary l, 1899, the exports from
America Of anthracite coal were
954,377 tons, while for correspond
ing period ending with January l.
1900. the export Of anthracite
amounted to 1,1l2,177 tons. an IN
crease of 157, 800 tons or 16.5.
Turning to bituminous coal we hnd
the following startling figures; For
the seven months ending with Jan.
nary l, 1899, the export Of soft coal
was ,96l 200 tons, while for the cor
responding period ending with Jan
uiary /, 1900, the figures foot mp the
enormous total Of 2,749,1l2 tons, an
increase in tons of 1922 and a
percentage of 4O.l, the increase in
bituminous coal being two and a hall
times that of anthracite. These
figures go far to justify the conten,
ton that the coal fields of the Old
Dominion insure the state prosper
ity not dependent upon breadstuiis'
or tobacco, or iron, but deep in the
bowels of the earth the future wealth
of Virginia lies, ready for the pick OF
the miner, the rest of the world stand
ing prepared TO absorb the surplus oil
her coal mines as fast as it can be
sent to market.
When account is taken of the fat
that the bi,uminous coal of the state
of Virginia is the best for all purpos-
es which is mined in the whole
country, equal, in fact, to that which
has so long held its place among coal
Users from the mines of Wales, the
point Of the argument becomes ire
sistabIe. and with the progress OF
railroads and other means OF coal
transportation the prosperous future
of the grand old state becomes ap-
parent.
With the end of the war in South
Africa there is no probability that
the demand for Virginia coal will de-
cline, for the needs Of the manufac-
turing world are increasing so rapidly
that notwithstanding the energy dis
PLAYED in this direction for which the
people of this country are noted, the
demand will exceed the supply.
Thus there is another field wherein
the United States will for the future
dominate the markets of the old
world.
With all this dazzling prospect
before our coal miners, due heed must
he taken that the markets are not
overstocked add that prices are not
run 80 low as to set a bad example
for the future. The only thing re-
CURED is that the cost OF Virginia
coal shall be so regulated as to un-
dersell the output of other coal-pro-
ducing centres, and the markets Of
the manufacturing world are hers.
This is no numerical flight Of the
imagination, but comes from the
cold figures which cannot lie, and
the facts here set forth are COM
mended to the fDanciers of Virginia
in the hope that the wealth lying 'at
her doors may be kept within the
commonwealth, whose energy and
industry shall insure that her future
will be free from all menace Of "hard
times" or financial DEPRESSION
Richmond Times.
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American Opinion on the War


The English press continues to
show great interest in the nature OF
American sentiment and opinion re-
garding the war in South Africa. 1t
may be safely said that the feeling OF
the American people is far more
friendly toward the English people,
whom they know, than toward the
Boer people, who are strangers in the
full sense. But at the same time
American feeling is far more fsvora.
BILE toward the Boer cause than toward
the English cause in this particular
war. There is nothing paradoxical
about this state of mind. The people
of the United States have always been
in sympathy with English Liberals
rather that with English Tories.
When the leading Liberals are can
did enough, in the face of the war
excitement, to say plainly that Eng
land is waging an unjust and i'm
proper war, with an unaHswerable
array of facts and arguments, it is
not strange that Americans, who are
outside the influence Of the war ex-
element, and able. therefore, to look
at the situation soberly, should adopt
as their own the opinion of men like
Morley, Bryce, and Harcourt. There
is indeed much racial fellow feeling
between England and the United
States; but it must not be supposed
that the family feeling is strong
enough to blind us to the merits of a
controversy. At least it is quite too
much to suppose that such sympathy,
growing out of kinship and the pos
session of common language and
literature, would assert itself actively
except on occasions of magnitude.
If England were in desperate warfare
with a coalition of the great Europe
an powers, the English blood Of
America would be aroused quite ire.
spectlve of the nature of the quarrel
that had led to the war-just as the
German blood of America was ex-
cited to the utmost on behalf Of Ger
many during the Franco-Prussian
ntest.-Repiew Of Reviews.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1900-04-05

THERE is an extraordinary deposit
of driitwOOd on the coast of Alaska,
some 1900 or 800 miles northwes,
OF Seattle. A constant deposit OF
logs and driitwood has been going on
for hundreds Of years, and it is due to
the phenomena of the tides, the
Pacific Gulf Stream, the ocean cur.
rents and the peculiar formations Of
the shore-lines at that point. Ac.
cordins to the Chicago 7imeS-Herald
logs and timbers are readily identified
there as having come from Japan
China. India and other localities Of
Asia, as we'll as from California
Washington and other parts of The
American continent.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1900-04-05
Will Japan Fight Russian

There is no particular danger of
war between Russia and England,
but close observers are of the opinion
that Japan and Russia may come to
blows at almost any moment. Re-
ports have emanated from Russia
to the effect that good understand
inc has been reached with the Jap
anese. but these reports must be
received with some skeptislsm. For
several yeais the japanese have re-
garded war with Russia as inevi-
table, and they prefer to have it be-
fore the Trans-Siberian Railway is
finished and while Japan's naval
strength is decidedly superior to that
of Russia in the Pacific. The Jap
anese consider themselves rightly
entitled to Port Arthur and they as
pire to dominate Korea. Their in
huence is now very great at Pekin.
They have known how to play upon
the reactianary and anti European
sentiments of the Dowayer En- presss
Of CHINA, and it is supposed that they
are largely responsible for that lady's
recent policy. 1t is expected that
japanese officers will reorganize the
Chinese army on modern footing,
and that a firm alliance will be es-
tabli,hed between these two kindred
empires That it wi be the policy
Of this alliance to cultivate the friend
SHIP Of England and the United
States. while opposing the Asiatic
encroachments OF Russia, can readily
be believed. In short, a movement
by japan against Russia at this time,
when the Muscovites want quiet in
that quarter in order to make bold
gain, elsewhere, would be thought to
point directly to close understand
ing between England and Japan. if
not an actual alliance.-Reriew of
Reviews.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1900-04-05
Blsmark's Iron Nerve

Was the result of his splendid health.
lndomitabie will and tremendous energy
are not found where stomach, liver, kid
heys and bowels are out Of order. II you
want these qualities and the success they
bring, use DE-. Kings New Life Pills.
They develop every power Of brain and
body. Only Is cents at ]. w. Kelly's
drug store. 8
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1900-04-05

SECRETARY Roof, in response to a
resolution, has sent schedule to the
House showing the cost of the war in
the Philippines. 1t amounts to $4S,
92S, 06O, and is divided among the
different branches Of the army as fol-
lows: Quartermaster Generals de-
partment, s25,715,9Ol; Pay depart
ment, $40, SS3,l34; Bureau of Sub
sistance, $S,950,O0O; Ordnance de-
partment, 81 ,S60,239; Medical de-
partment, 81. 506,173; Signal Corps.
$2S6,923 Engineer department, Office
of the Secretary of War, and Judge
Advocate General, $75,703.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1900-04-05
Volcanic Eruptious

Are grand, but skin eruptions rob life
Of JOY. Bucklen's Arnica Salve, cures
them, also old, running and fever sores,
ulcers, boils, felons, corns, warts, cuts,
bruises, burns, scalds, chapped hands,
chilblains. Best Pile cure on earth.
Drives out pains aud aches. Only 25cts. a
box. Cure guaranteed. Sold by j. W.
Kelly, Druggist. G
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1900-04-05

1T may surprise some people to
learn that a modern Atlantic liner
must earn about $4,000 clear per
trip before penny of profit is made.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1900-04-05
BuckIen's Arnicn Saive.

The best Salve in the world for Cuts,
Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rheum, Fever
Sores, letter, Cbapped Hands, Chiblsin-
Corns and all Skin Eruptions, and posi-
lively cures Piles. or no pay required. 1t
is guaranteed to give perfect satisfaction
or money refunded. Price % cents per
box. For sale by J. W. Kelly.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1900-04-05

CONGRESSMAN w. +. RHEA has
authorized the statement for publica-
ton that he will be candidate for
denomination for Congress by the
Democrats of this district.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1900-04-05

TALK about Cooking for oppor-
tuni.ies of doing goodl' We may
as we'll walk about looking for fire.
wood in forest or water during 8
food. The world is full of such op.
portunities.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1900-04-05

The United Confederate Veterans
will hold their reunion at Louisville
on May 30, 81 and June /, 2 and 8.
The railroads will charge only one
cent per mile for the trip and many
ex-Confederate soldiers will attend
from all parts Of the South.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1900-04-05

A WESTERN exchange says that q
single wild tribe of Indians in that
region is using Al kinds of vegetables
which are absolutely unknown to the
ma ority of cooks.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1900-04-05
"Spring UnIocks
The FLOWERS
To Paint tie Laughing Sod"

To Paint tie Laughing Sol"
And not eVen Nature svoald
alloqv the flowers to grosD
and blossom to perfection
xvithont good soil. NosD
Nature and people are much
alike; the former mast haze
sunshine. latter must haOe
pure blood IN order to have
perfect health.
Hoods Sarsaparilla cures blood trou-
bles OF all sorts. II Is 70 the human
system what sunshine 10 TO Nature
the destroyer OF disease germs. II
~ersr disappoints.
Door Hood" The doctor said there
we're not seven drops Of good blood In my
body. Hoods sarsaparills built me up and
made me strong and well" susie Y. Brown,
10 Aston Hill, Lynn. Mass-
Dyspepsia, etc. "A complication OF
troubles, dyspepsia, chronic catsrrh ana
Inflammation of the stomach. rheumatism.
etc. made me miserable. Hadeno appetite
until I tsok Hoods Sarsapafilla, which
acted like magic. / am thoroughly cured.
N. B. SkxLKY, 1874 W. l%th Az, Denver. Col.
Rheurnatlsy,o MY husband was
Obliged TO give up work on account OF Thsu.
matlsm. No remedy helped until 10 used