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The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-04-05
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The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-04-05
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The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-06-12
RALEIGH, N. C.. TUESDAY, JUNE 12, 1900.

other Gulf States. which include Arkan-
sas. Louisiana. Mississippi. Tennessee.
Missouri and Oklahoma. have marketed
3S2o bales less and the group of Al
lantic States, which includes North and
South Carolina. Georgia Florida. Ala
bama and Virginia. show a decrease OF
9S 900 bales, making the decrease in the
total Of crop marketed 2,06S, 600 bales
Mr.. Hester shows the amount brought
into sight for the Atlantic States for the
nine months TO be 3.512. .364 a decrease
under last year of 51S.45i bales.
The total crop in sight AT the close OF
May was S.159. .GGi bales 4 decrease uu-
der last year Of z.OSS.l09 bales
After the close of May last year the
amount brought into sight from Texas
and Indian Territory was 1f946S bales
from other Gulf States JS,420 bales and
from the Atlantic States 269 1872 bales
The group of States in round figures OF
the crops of last year shows from Texas
and Indian Territory last year 3. 800 600
bales, other Gulf States 1850 600. At
lantic States 1860, 900 bales.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-06-12
Bill ArIp'S Letter .
He Takes in the Confederate Hand Shake
SAYS He Likes Louisville,

tr.otic wife distributed them 10 the vet
Grams IN our car There mere Just thirty
six OF us. and had Who'll. basket for
each. All along the line 10 Tennessee
pretty girls came 10 the doors of their
homes and cheered Us. ana waved little
Confederate flags. could not hear all
the good stories the boys were telling as
We speeded along. but scraps came To my
eager ears-scrars about ola joe John
ston and Chickamauga and Murfreesboro
and Franklin and Hood and Longstreet--
think We whipped EN- everywhere. from
the way the boys talked about it,
But il would take n book TO narrate the
stories or the boys for II Is fact that
the experience of most any veteran would
fill n boo Of interesting reading. Some
OF ii would be thrilling, some sad some
amusing and all interesting. The camp
fire stories OF the Civil War will never
be written. Ten thousand books could
not contain them. but Al these reunions
many Of them are retold. and the boys
find willing listeners. These reunions
are prescrvers ot history and of herosm.
They impress the North with 4 feeling
CT respect and revereuee for our earn
estness and our abiding faith in the JUS
tce OF our cause There IL 40 weak
ening, no surrehdering OF principle We
?ilii SdE 10 TIE ENAFiuSfn SuiutNf. y OF
thought you were giRht and We forgivs
YOU. but YOU muscnt 10 so aay more
The venerable and venerated Dr. PAL
mcr delivered 4 grand address that should
be read and rondered by the youth of the
South. He has exhausted the argument.
and no answer can be made to it, Louis
Vile is all ablaZe with Confederate em-
blems and Confederate glory and he city
is ours
But cant see the end or this great re-
unicn. Comrades have nearly shaken my
arm off already, and the boys have trud-
den on my sore toe n hundred times Ny
evening maps are broken up and my gar
den needs looking after. for | am the boy
the only boy-and ! know that my little
pets are moaning for me. And more than
all this, tomorrow is my wife's birthday ,
and. as COwper wrote Of John Gipin,
! Tomorrow is her birthday
And how the folks would stare
/ If she should dine at carterSville
And | should not be there"
| BILL ARP.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-06-12
Comparative Cotton Statement.
(By Associated Press.)

New York, June S.-FOr the week end
ing Friday, June ]: Net receipts at all
United States ports during week 1905;
pet receipts at all United States ports
during same week last year, 4S,057; total
receipts to this date. G,227, ,S51; total re
ceipts to same date last year, S,167, ,42S
exports for the week 38, GAG; exports for
the same week last year, 1874; total
exports to this date 5,416,759; total eX-
ports to same date last year, 6,723, 906; :;
stock at all United States ports, 226, +;
stock at all United States ports same
iane last year. G44 $50; stock al all in
terror towns, l29 1G1: stock at all interior
towns same time last year. 323 109; stock
at Liverpool. 544 900; stock at Liverpool
same time last year, 400, 900; stock of
American afloat for Great Britain, AZ. 900 !;
stock of American afloat for Great Brit
ain same time last year, $4,000.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-06-12
VAN WYCK OH THE STAND.
City Officials and the American Ice Company
Investigation Begun.
(By the Associated PreGs.1


| New York, June 9.-Mayor Van Wyck
was called to the witness chair today in
the proceedings against the Mayor. the
| Dock Commissioners. and Charles w.
Morse President Of the American Ice
! Company, which were begun some time
ago before Supreme Court Justice Gay
nor in Brooklyn These proceedings are
designed TO show what, if any connection
exists between certain city officials and
the ice company
The Mayor testified that he owned 200
shares Of the stock in the American Ice
Company which he had obtained from
President Morse, some Of it in exchange
for stock in the Knickerbocker Ice Com
pany of Maine.
did you purchase all this stock subse-
quently to becoming mayor of the city,
Mr. Van Wyck was asked.
II did"
why did you purchase stock in the
Knickerbocller Company"
Because it Was paying per cent on
common and per cent on preferred
stock
When he made the purchase he did
not know that the American Ice Company
intended to do business in New Eori
city. He had paid for his stock with a
check on the Garfield National Bank and
borrowed - per cent Of the purchase
money.
When you made the purchase Il WIS
agreed that you should borrow from the
bank"
1T was"
Was there any guarantee to protect
you against loss on that stock ?"
No"
4 have"
Are you accustomed to such large
financial transactions %
Il am
For the money borrowed the Mayor
said he gave four, five and six months
notes. He had paid two notes for $75.-
600 each and yesterday paid one cash note
fer $4,000. Continuing. the Mayor said:
The interest on the notes was per
cent When | made the renewal or the
note the block OF stock was worth sS1-
COO, but | sold it yesterday for s6S 600
The note called for So. 600 so / lost 81
900. took no active interest in the
American Ice Company. | never knew
anything of the management. never
knew that the American Ice Company was
to have any monopoly of the ice business
of the city. | never knew they had any
leases. l never knew that the ice COM
pany stated to the stock exchange that il
had contract for II docks in this city
President Gelshenen of the Garfield
National Bank, testified that no loans
were made to Mayor Van Wyck bur that
$50, coo was loaned to President Morse of
the Ice Company. Mr.. Morse testified
that he did not talk with the Mayor
about buying ice company stock and that
the company got its dock privileges in
the usual way from the Dock Commission.
The examination Of Dock Commissioner
Cram and Murphy disclosed that they
owned large blocks OF Ice Company
stocks al the time docks were awarded to
the cOmpany's use.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-06-12
Hester's Cotton Statement.
(By Associated Press.)

New Orleans, June 8.-Secretary Hes
ter's statement of the worlds visible sup
ply Of cotton shows the total visible to be
2,238 SCI bales gainst 2.379 1856 bales last
week and 234.613 bales last year Of
t. tie total of American cotton is
1,394 SCI bales against 3,13S,6l2 bales last
year, and of all other kinds including
Egypt, Brazil, India, etc, G44 900 bales
against .096, 600 bales last year.
Of the worlds visible supply there is
now afoat and held in Great Britain and
Europe $4,000 bales. against 2460, 900
bales last year; in Egypt $4,000 bales
against 10000 bales last year; in India
$4,000 bales against G51 900 bales last
year and in the United States 1863, COO
bales against 985 900 bales last year.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-06-12
Hotel Norfolk Partially Burned.
(By the Associated Press.)

Norfolk Va, June S.-The Hotel Nor
folk (fOrmerly the Purcell HOuse), large
six story hotel, on Main street, caught
fire tonight on the fifth floor from some
unknown cause. The flames spread quick
ly through to the roof. The fire depart
ment soon had wate~ playing on it. The
flames were finally extinguished but the
entire building is damaged by the flood
Of water played upon it. The building is
an old structure. The fire will probably
result in the demolition of the building
and the erection on the site of a new
handsome hotel.
The building is worth about 100000
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-06-12
Total Net Receipts,
(By the Associated PreSS.)

New York June S.-The following are
the total net receipts at all ports since
September 1st, 1S99
Galveston. 1,G93,776 New Orleans. L.
79S. .917; Mobile, 2OO,357 Savannah, .056,-
sci Charleston, 25G, $50; Wilmington. 277,-
$50; Norfolk, 2S4 2S6: Baltimore. 90.97S;
New York, 103.S21; Boston. 10S ,594; New
port News, 1927; Philadelphia, 47.456;
Brunswick, 92,405: Pensacola, 12S. 3S7 !;
Port Arthur and Sabine Pass. GS,029.
Total 6,327, ,854 bales.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-06-12
Hesters Cotton Analysis.
(By the Associated PresS.) J

New Orleans, La. June 7.-Secretary
Hesters analysis of the cotton movement
for the nine months of the season. from
September 1st to May 31st shows that
compared with the crop movement last
year Texas, including Indian Territory,
has brought into sight this season in
round figures 908, 600 bales less, while
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-06-12
Weekly Bank Statement.
(BY Associated Press. J

New York, June 9.-The weekly bank
statement shows the following changes
Surplus reserve. decreased, 81, 749 OPS;
loans increased, $6,4S3 0OO specie, de-
creased, $3.50, 200; legal tenders, increased
$37S 900; deposits, increased. $3.50 900;
circulation, increased. $419 500.
The banks now hold $1S,374 $50 in eX-
cess of the requirements Of the % per
cent rule.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-06-12

When you experience that delightful
feeling which makes you want to sit down
and watch other people work, it's a sure
sign that gentle spring is again on deck.
at an election to be held August I'd, 1900.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-06-12
THE FIGHTING REOPENS.

IngOgo, June 9.-The Beers have replied
in rather curt terms to General Buffers
proposal that if they wish to surrender it
must be Internationally, and an artillery
duel is now proceeding.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-06-12
BuLLER AND THE BoERs ARE BATTLING
The Burghers Refuse Unconditional Surrende,
and an Artillery Duel Opens.
(Ry the Associated Press.

London, June "a special dispatch
from Durham, Natal, says the Beers at
Laings Mex, after an action fought
Thursday, June 7th offered ~ surrender
condtionally, but General Butler replied
that their surrender must be uncond-
tiOnal.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1900-05-10
SHIPS.

Matthew S. Quay will lead the
Pennsylvania delegation at the Re-
publican National Convention. What
he will do for Mckinley from now
until November will be a sufficiency.
-Adair County (Ky) News.
There is said to be a man living in
Scott county who owns seventeen
dogs, and who has not owned a hog
or sheep IN seventeen years. That is
one Of the elements, and the chief
one, that has about paralyzed sheep
raising in that county, in which in
dustry it once ranked first in the
State.-LebanOn News.
A woman who had ignored a sub
poena to appear as witness in a
case recently tried at Westmoreland,
Kansas, was brought before the court
by the sheriff to answer for contempt.
what reason, Madam" said the
judge. severely, shave you for not
obeying the summons OF the COURT"
IL hain't got none, Mr.. Judge" she
replied. "only we have smallpox down
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1900-05-10
WISE DEPARTMENT.
CuAs T. KILGoRE, Editor
Local and Otherwise

Sheriff Killen returned Tuesday rom
his home at Pound, Va, and reports
that there is an epidemic OF measles
in that vicinity. His wife's condition
is much improved, but his little emu
is not expected to live.
Mrs. Bullitt, her daughter MISS
Churchill, and the Misses Fox OIL
Big Stone Gap, were visitors I" low"
this week.
Judge Skeen, Of Big Stone Gap Is
in town this week.
J. NJ. Renfro, r. n. Harve, U, IL
Seavus, and others, were up from
Tacoma Tuesday attending '"e
Wampler trial.
Miss Mayme and G. w. McColgan'
Of Norton. were in the city Tuesday
Rev. G.. w. Kllgore preached al
this place Sunday morning ana even
ing to large congregations.
w. b. Arlington, deputy l. D
Marshall, left for Abingdon Monday
to attend Y. 5 court
w. NJ. Cecil went to DIuelie'o
Monday. on business.
Mrs. #. G. Anderson left for her
home at Abingdon this week, after
spending several weeks with he'
parents at this place.
Don't forget the conference and
the college commencement when
occur at this place as have been pub
lished heretofore.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1900-05-10
THE BOUNDARY LINE.
Decree is in Line With Agree
ment of the Attorney
General.

WAsHrNGToN. May BIN the su-
preme court this morning Chief jus
tice Fuller announced the decree IN
the boundary case of Tennessee VS..
Virginia. The decree is in line with
agreements entered into by Attorney
Generals Pickle of Tennessee and
Montague of Virginia. 1t is decided
that "the boundary line established
between the states of Virginia and
Tennessee by the compact OF lS0?
betweed the said states is the real,
certain and true boundary between
the said states, which boundary line
was actually run and located under
proceedings had by the two states IN
1901. 1903 was then marked with
five chops in the shape of a diamond,
was commonly known as the dla-
mond line and ran from White Top
Mountain to Cumberland Gap.
The decree speaks of the fact that
the boundary line has been $50 OBJ
scured by lapse of time or loss OF
monuments as to justify and necessl-
tate It's establishment and remark
ing under the direction of this court
1t is. therefore, ordered and adjudged
and decreed that VIM. 5. llodgkins
Of the state of Massachusetts, JAS. i
BAYLOR, of the state of Virginia, and
Andrew II. Buchanan, Of the state o.
Tennessee, be and they are hereby
appointed commissioners to ascNtaIn
retrace and remark and re-establlsl
said boundary line, but without an
thority to run or establish any othc
or new line.
The commissioners are to be sworn
take evidence after notifying all par
ties and permitting them to examIn
and croSs-eXamine witnesses. The
true boundary is to be marked dura
bly,. The governors of each stat
are to get copies of the decree, an
the commissioners are to get $40
day, to be paid by the states of Ten
nessee and Virginia.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1900-05-10
Commonwealth VS.. Wampler

The above case is still in progress
in Wise county court, and will likely
terminate on Thursday morning.
The evidence is all in, and the case
is being argued by the attorneys.
The court has limited the time for
argument to 6 hours to each side.
Tuesday morning Attorney Dotson
opened the case for the Common
wealth and made an able argument
for the prosecution. Mr.. Fulton fol-
lowed for the defence and made very
convincing argument for the defence,
In the afternoon II. l.. Rollins and
r. S. McFalls spoke for the prosecu-
ton and j. +. Bullitt for the defence
Mcssrs. Duncan and Bruce yet re-
main to appear on the floor for the
prosecution and Messrs. j, b. Rich
mond and r. r. Henry for the de-
fence.
This trial has commanded more
interest among the citizens of Wise
county than any trial in late years
and large crowds have been attending
the trial Fully one hundred ladies
were present Tuesday to hear the
argument.
There is a very great diversity o.
opinion as to the verdict of the jury.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1900-05-10
FROM BUCU.
CORRESPONDENCE OF The Big Stone Gap Posi-.

Correspondence OF The Biz Stone Gap Posi-.
Brcr. DlcKExsoN County, Va. May l.
News has just reached here that &. b.
Sutherland, of Company NJ, + United
States INFANTRY, whO was stationed at
Bacalod, p. l., died recently of dusentery
nv, -, os a., uoatn nGs O"usUu ueep
sorrow to fall upon his relatives and
friends in this county. He was the young
est son of the venerable Henry Suther-
land, of near here, and brother to Ezekiel
Sutherland, our postmaster here.
F.A. Stratton of Johnson City, made a
business trip TO this county this week.
Ezekiel Sutherland went to Clintwood
on business Monday.
Attorney j. X. DAmron, of Clintwood,
was here Sunday visiting relatives and
friends. jim is fine fellow and be is al
WAYS welcome IN our midst He knows
the NEAR way" to the dollar and can get
there as gracefully as anyone you ever
saw.
James Niece, Of near Stratton, Va,
made business trip to this vicinity this
week. He is a Justice of the Peace. lie
has held this Office nearly twenty years,
though not consecutively.
Forest fires ragged in the Eastern part
of this county the latter part of last week
doing considerable damage to several
farmers.
Jake Lambert, of near Debusk, visited
relatives here Monday and Tuesday.
Joel F. Duty, postmaster at Duty, Va.
is critically ILL. We are informed that hi:
trouble is fever and lagrippe.
IT. Kendrick OF North farewell
transacted business in this locality sever
al days this week.
Isaac B. McReynalds, who recently be-
came a citizen of Russell County, was here
two days this week looking after his tim
Der interests.
Mrs. Alma Crockett. OF Jaeger, W. Va.
and Mrs. Basil Elswick, of Ritter, W. Va.
who have been visiting their parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Ezekiel Sutherland, and other
relatives here for a few weeks. left foi
their homes last Saturday. We trust they
reached there safely.
A terrible rain and hail fell in this To-
cality Wednesday. doing considerable
damage to some Of the growing crops
Fields were badly washed in some places
OBSERVER
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1900-05-10
FROM STONEGA.
.s,onco o,Tb, Bic Stone Gap Posi-.

Correspondence Of The bg stone zap MI
SroNEcA, Va, May 9.-Blame 1t
on the Judge. He drew me on the
inrv. and | did not get back to Ston-
Yera till Saturday evening, which was
too late to gather any interesting
items for last weeks issue.
Everything in field and forest is
looking verdant, and yet it loooks as
if good many buds will have to
make another debut.
1t takes a good deal Of cash in
Germany to train a youth for the
King business, but as the Crown
Prince attained his majority on last
Sunday. he will be entitled to help
himself twice to the preserves II he
wants to.
As New York AMI Pennsylvania
has decided that a prize fight is not
an entertainment, perhaps it Will be
claimed that it is a religious service
The select party from Pennington
Gap who visited Stoncga on last
Sunday week say they were well re-
paid by their visit.
Mrs. II. T. Woods, Of lnman, was
up yesterday visiting old friends.
The article on the subject of Lib
erty is reserved till next weeks issue
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1900-05-10

For the proper determination of
the average condition of winter wheat
on April |, not only have a more
than ordinarily large number Of re-
ports from the regular crop-reporting
agencies of the Department been
utilized. but a special statistical
agent has visited seven of the prin-
cipal winter-wheat States and made
a thorough personal examination of
existing conditions. The average
condition, as thus determined, was
S2l, as compared with 77,9 on April
l, 1899, S6.7 on April l, 1898, and
a ten-year average Of S2.S. The
most striking and significant features
of the situation are the ravages Of
the Hessian fly in Ohio, Michigan
and Indiana, with the probable re.
suit that not one of these States vii
produce mole than half crop, and
the exceptionally high condition re-
ported from the principal winter
wheat States west of the Mississippi
River and from the Pacific coast.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1900-05-10
Capt. Taylor Resigns.

Capt. Henry Taylor resigned his
position with the Virginia Iron, Coal
& Coke Company as superintendent
of their iron ore mines at Ben Hur
Lee county, on April 3Oth, to &c
into mining for himself.
Besides finding and opening the
Truro mines Capt. Taylor succeeded
in discovering and securing a
number of the most desirable iron ore
properties, for the Virginia Iron, Coal
d Coke Company while in their en-
ploy, that are to be found in that Sec
ton. 1t is with much regret that
the people Of Truro mines see him
leave.
Capt. R. a. Bowie, who succeeds
Capt. Taylor, sent him the following
letter, which explains itself:
Truro. Va, April 80, 1900
Capt. Henry Taylor,
Superintendent Truro Mines,
Ben lIur, Va.
Dear Sir:
Before taking charge of these mines
az your successor, permit me to con.
graduate You upon the excellent
shape in which you leave them for
operation. | have thoroughly exam.
ined into your system OF mine ar
rangements. both for developing and
operating these mines and as far as
| can see now, | know Of nothing
could suggest to the betterment Of
your plans and feel both relieved and
much pleased to be able to take NJ
this work in the fine shape in which
you turn it over to me. With my
best wishes for your success in Other
mining enterprises which your ability
and experience so we'll fit you to sue
cessfully operate, | am
Yours very truly,
r. A. Bowie.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1900-05-10
Blast Furnaces.

A great many people have an idea
that there is a great many more iron
furnaces in the United States than
there are. There are only 396 Of all
kinds. and on February LIST, accord
ing to the Iron Age. Of these 296
were in blast. On that date lOO
furnaces were idle in this country,
but the majority of them were under
going repairs, and today there are
more furnaces in blast in the United
States than ever before in the history
of this country. On February LIST
the weekly output of pig iron was
1914 GAG tops. Pig iron is now sell
ing at from $lS to 1913 per ton, and
the demand far exceeds the output.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1900-05-10
Thousand Tongues

Could not express the rapture Of Annie +.
Springer Of 1925 Howard St, Philadel-
phia, Pa, when she found that Dir. King :
New Discovery for Consumption had COM
pletely cured her Of hacking cough that
for many years had made life burden.
All other remedies and doctors could give
her no help, but she says OF this Royal
Cure-"it soon removed the pain in my
chest and can now sleep soundly, some
thing can scarcely remember doing be-
tore. feel like sounding its praises
throughout the Universe" SO will every
one who tries DR.. Kings New Discovery
for any trouble OF The throat, chest or
lungs. Price soc and 81. Trial bottle
free at j. W. Kely's drug store; every
bottle guaranteed. >