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The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1900-03-22
THURSDAY.

The republican senator's reached
partial agreement on the Porto Rican
bill.
There has been 22 deaths from bu-
bonic plague in Buenos Ayres within
the past two months.
Gen. Clements brigade has effected
q junction with Gen. Gatacre's troops
at Burghersdorp. 1t is reported at
Bloemfontein that Gen. Joubert Is at
Brandfort, but others locate him ut
Biggarsberg.
Affairs are very quiet at Frankfort,
Ky, no further warrants for arres,s
were sworn out. Gabriel Taul, tho
breckenridge suspect, was released,
there being no evidence TO hold him
as witness.
In the house of commons the gov
ernment leader. Mr. Balfour, asserted
that her majesty's government would
not accept the Intervention OF any
power in the settlement OF South
African affairs.
MES. Duitlt Ddiht, VI tiH''hh"'''
died at the hospital in Kansas City OF
injuries received in the Missouri Pa
citic wreck near independence, Mo-,
February 27. She is the fifth victim
of the collision.
Gen. French's entrance to Bloem-
fontein was unobstructed, the Beers
having gone northward the day be-
fore. Lord Roberts is occupying tho
official residence OF the president. Mr..
Steyn, who evacuated the place when
the Beers fled.
Secretary of State Powers, i!arland
Whitaker, W. II. Culton and Capt.
Davis, the four alleged accessories to
the assassination of Senator William
Goebel, will be returned to Frank
fort, KY, from Louisville, and given
speedy examination trial.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1900-03-22
THE NEWSIN BRIEF.
fsterestinw Intelligence Of the Week
Gathered aud Condemned
From Day TO Day.
niOND AY.

Capt. Joseph Nicholson, for 81 years
warden of the Detroit house of cor
rection. is dead at the age of "A years.
Frank Cass, IS years old. was killed
in a friendly boxing bout with Bert
Whidden at Levin Lake. near Santa
Cruz, Cnl.
Charles Humphreys, n Negro, was
lynched at Phoenix City, Ala, by
whites for entering the room of n
daughter OF farmer.
Washington officials deny that the
relations between the United States
and China are strained TO such an eX-
tent as to threaten American inter-
ests.
Adm. and Mrs. Dewey left Washing
ton on six weeks visit through the
southern states. They will then sail
for Europe to attend the Paris ex-
position.
Filipino insurgents are recognizing
In several of the Philippine provinces
and maintaining q resistance in hopes
that congress will give the best pos
sible terms.
Mrs. Isador Clark, a sister OF Judge
Tuley. OF Chicago. died in Milwaukee,
aged 40 years. The remains will be
taken to Chicago for intcrmcnt in
Rose Hill cemetery.
A military commission at Bayam-
bong, in the Philippines, has sem
fenced to be hanged on March so two
natives who have been found guilty
of numbering their countrymen.
A coal chute from a coaling station
on the Ninth Avenue Elevated rail-
road in New York city dropped on n
rapidly moving train. badly wrecking
the train and injuring nine persons
several quite seriously.
On account of the failure to settle
the machinists' strike in Chicago all
the machinists in the United States
will be called out at once. This will
directly throw out over 100000 men
and close down plants having an ag-
gregate capital of many millions OF
dollars.
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FRIDAY.

Ex-Congrcssman Charles a. Towne.
of Minnesota. is seriously i'll in Du-
luth.
The Society of the Army of Porto
Rico has been incorporated at SPRING
field, III.
The Mohawk Valley hotel block at
Mohawk. y. Y, burned, entailing q
loss of 100000.
Gov. Taylor is said to have prepared
statement making second appeal
to President Mckinley.
Over G,0oO men and boys are idle at
Shainokin, Pa, owing TO heavy SHOWS.
II is IL inches on the level.
The cold wave in Eastern Tennessee
and Northern Georgia did an immense
lmount of damage to fruit.
All amendments to the Porto Rican
appropriation bill were voted down
or withdrawn in the senate, and was
passed.
A warship will be sent from Cavite
to Taku, China. 10 look after Amcri-
can missionary interests which are
threatened.
Ex-Gov. John Young Brown has ac-
cepted the employment as chief coun-
sci for the men arrested for the muir
der of the late Senator Coebcl.
A severe rain, sleet and snOwstorm
prevailed all over the-country east OF
the Mississippi river. In several places
through the south 10 inches of snow
fell.
Senator Mcmillan introduced bill
"to prevent robbing the mail" The
bill provides a system OF post checks
to be sent through the mails instead
Of currency.
Gen. Prettyman issued proclame-
ton requesting the burghers within
radius of ten miles of Bloemfontein
to deliver up their arms, assuring
them they would be paid for the con-
fiscation of their property
The amended answer of the repnb-
licans in the Beckham-Tnylo consol-
idated suit, involving the governor
ship Of Kentucky, was filed with
Judge Field in the circuit court at
Louisville. 1t is made principally To
perfect the record before the ease il
taken 10 the court of appeals.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1900-03-22
Railroad Sold at Auction.

Joplin Mo, March 20.-The Kan
sas City, pittsburg, & Gulf railroad
was sold at public auction at the de-
pot in this city at lO:3O Monday
morning by +. II. Stiles, master in
chancery, to satisfy twcnty-three mil
lion dollar mortgage with one years
accrued interest, held by the State
Trust Co., of New York. But one bid
was made, that by Silas W. Petit
chief counsel of the Philadelphia re-
organization committee OF sl2'oOO'ooo
the upset price.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1900-03-22
FORECAST OF CONGRESS.
Probable Program of Both the Sem
ate and House for the Week,
Subject TO Change.

Washington, March 19.-It now
looks as though the week in the sem
ate would be spent largely in Whiting
upon the special republican caucus
committee appointed to harmonic
the party on the proposed Porto Ri
can legislation. The Porto Rican gov
ernmental bill will continue to hold
its place on the senate calendar as
the unfinished business, and more des-
uitory speeches will doubtless be
made upon il, but it will not he
pressed as it would be IL there was
hope OF passing it soon. The repub-
lican senator's are opposed to present
action on the bill. and no effort will
be made to arrive atrfnai results un-
til the caucus comrbittee makes It's
report. In the meantime the appro-
priation bills on the calendar will re-
ceive attention. These are the Iegis-
lative and the Indian bills.
In the house the Porto Rican relief
bill, with senate amendments, will be
called up and passed. On Tuesday
the Loud bill relating to second-class
mail matter will come up under a
special order setting aside Tuesday,
Wednesday and Thursday for its con-
sideration. Friday, under the rule,
will be given to private pension legis-
lation, unless that order is suppressed
ed by the army appropriation bill,
which is on the calendar. Gen. Joseph
Wheeler may present himself at the
bar of the house to be sworn in some
time during the week. So far as can
be learned, there is no objection on
either side to his admission if his res
ignation as brigadier general in the
army shall have been accepted before
he presents himself. The case, how
ever, may be referred to committee.
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neyycys Going SOuth.

Washington, March 19.-Adm. and
Mrs. Dewey left here for trip south.
They expect to visit Savannah, Ma
con, St. Augustine, Jacksonville and
Palm Beach. The admiral and Mrs
Dewey probably will not return to
the city until the latter part of next
month, at which time it is said they
will sail for Europe, visiting the ex-
position some time during the sum-
mer
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1900-03-22
Our Relation. with China.

Washington, March 1s.--In official
and diplomatic circles here a denial is
authorized to published reports that
there have been conferences with a
view to the dispatch of additional
warships and United States soldiers
to China, and that news of the grav-
est character has been received from
the United States minister to China.
There is said to be no fear enter
tanned that any serious danger to
American interests is impending.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1900-03-22
Prison warden Dead.

Detroit, Mich, March 19.-Capt.
Joseph Nicholson. for 81 years war
den of the Detroit house Of correc-
ton, is dead. The captain was widely
distinguished as an organizer and
manager of prison Industries. Under
his superintendence the big prison,
with its GOO inmates, including many
federal prisoners, paid 100000 annual
" to the city. Deceased was "A years
of age. His early life was spent as
sailor on the lakes.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1900-03-22
VIII Select bryan Delegates.

Lincoln, Neb., March 10.-While
there may be a few, family fights in
the democratic and populist conven-
tions called to elect delegates to the
democratic national convention at
Kansas City and thepopulist conven-
tion at Sioux Falls, they are not ex-
pected TO have any Influence on the
final action of both gatherings, which
will be to select Bryan delegates and
instruct them to vote for him first,
last and all the time.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1900-03-22
Students to Vaccinnte.

New Haven, Ct. March 20.-At Chap
el Monday, President Hadley told the
students of Yale University that the
excitement concerning smallpox was
not warranted by the facts. From
the first, he said, there had been no
concealment of the truth. In view
of all the circumstances, however
President Hadley advised that all the
students be vaccinated.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1900-03-22
ArnidInQ the Plague.

Washington, March 1o.-Word was
received by the navy department that
the Chicago and Montgomery OF
Adm. Schley's squadron, have left
Montevideo for Bahia. Brazil. The
Wilmington will Join the other ships
as soon as she is out of quarantine.
The ships are going to Bahia to avoid
the bubonic plague, which has ap-
nnnred ON the Platte.
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Can wheeler Mt the Capitol.

Washington, March 2o.-Gen. Jo-
seph Wheeler was at the capitol Mon
day. and was warmly greeted by many
old friends. He will make no eHort
TO take his seat until after Secretary
Root returns and his military status
is determined.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1900-03-22
pnrns,de Reaches New York.

New York, March 19.-The United
States transport Burnside arrived
from San Juan, Santiago and Gibara
with 40 cabin passengers and 81 dis
charged and furloughed soldiers,
Among the latter are IL prisoners and
Is guards. The burnside brought the
hod;es of nine soldiers.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1900-03-22
The Request Declined.

Washington, March 25.-Secretary
of the Navy Long is puzzled over
report from Admiral Watson that eA
tensive repairs are needed for the pro-
tected cruiser New Orleo",, HOW al
Nagasaki. lie cabled Admiral Wat
son declining to permit extensive re
pairs until he knows whether they are
necessary
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1900-03-22
Ports Closed Against Argentine

Rio Janeiro, March 2o.-The Bra
lillian government has decided TO
close the ports to vessels from Argen-
tina on account of the reported
plague cases. The government OF
Paraguay has published note declar-
ing that the plague has disappeared
from its borders.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1900-03-22
shot HIsiSon-in-Layv.

Butte, Mont, sNlarch 19.-ThOmns
Pooley, a saloon keeper, shot his SON
in-law, Thomas Aittlejohn, and the
latter's wife, Lydia. during a difiicul.
Nv on the streetssn the upper part OF
town. There had been bad feeling
between Littlejohn and Pooley since
the former married the latter's
daughter.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1900-03-22
Nerro Lynehed on Sunday.

Columbus, Ca, March 19.-Charles
Humphreys, whosfate saturday mgh'
entered the room of Miss Mccoy the
daughter of white farmer ilving JusI
outside of Phognix City, Aln.' was
lynched Sunday ~ party oil wni.e m
men. Humphrey confessed and was
shot to death.
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60 M,,e.sn the south.

Charleston, s. C., March 1a..Maj'
Cen Miles and staff arrived in
Charleston from Washington: The
party will spend the day in Charles
ton. Tuesday in Fort Royal and go to
Savannah Wednesday to be present at
the Dewey reception.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1900-03-22

Milwaukee, VIZ, March l9.-Mrs'
Isadore Clark, a lister of Judge Tuley'
of Chicago, died here, aged 20 years
The remains will be taken 10 Ch'.aso
for interment at Rose Hill cemetery
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1900-03-22

A reign OF lawlessness exists AZ
Neecees, Orangeburg county. 5. C.,
and troops have been asked for 10
suppress il.
John Evans, IL years old. son OF
Michael Evans, of Chicago, was shot
through the heart and instantly kill
I'd by his elder brother, Emmett. aged
IL. while the latter was attempting
to wrest revolver from him.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1900-03-22

Montgomery, Ala, March 2o.-frat'-
Vile, ten miles from here, was prao,
ticaIly destroyed by fire Monday ~
stores being burned
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-11-26
PITY AND BEAUTY

The most beautiful thing,
in the world, is the baby,
all dimples and JOY. The
most pitiful thing is that same
baby, thin and in pain.
The dimples and joy have
gone, and left hollows and fear.
1t is fat that is gone; gone
with it, comfort and color and
curve; all but pity and love.
The little one gets no fat
from her food: has had none
for weeks: she is living on
what she had stored in that
plump little body of hers.
She is starving for fat; it is
death; be quickl
SCOTS emulsion of cod-liver
oil is the fat she can take. 1t
will save her.
we1lsend you little to ny II yOa Ike.
SCOTT s BOVINE. tes Pearl s,rssi. New York
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-11-26

The number of local Republicans
who are willing to take the Republl-
can nomination for Mayor for
better or worse seems to be
on the increase. A law should
he passed Mt the next session
Of the Legislature making the office
of Mayor OF Akron appointive, and
placing the appointive power in the
control Of the Probate Judge. Accord
ing to the logic of the local Republican
daily and Sunday organs it is a con-
tinuing ''step backward to main
tain any elective office that
could be filled just as well
by appointment. Since the people are
not permitted to have anything to say
about the choice of their City Commits
sioners or Chief of Police, it may be
Just as we'll to turn over all the other
offices TO the control of the Proxy
system.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-11-26
Mr.. |. B. Hinman Sued
the Windsor Brick Co.
Alleged That Company Threw
Rock on His Land.
Defendants Appealed Case on Grounds
Of Lack Of Jurisdic ti0n.


A damage case of peculiar interest
was recently tried in Squire Davis
court in Coventry township, in which
Mr.. |. r. Hinman was plaintiff and
the Windsor Brick Company defend
ants.
The plant of the Windsor Brick Com
apny is located in South Akron, and
the large clay pit from which II secures
its material for making brick. adjoins
the farm owned by Mr.. Hinman. The
company, In order to loosen the clay in
the pit. frequently uses explosives. 1t
is alleged by the plaintiff that the ex,
plosions threw large quantities of clay
and rock high into the air which, in
falling, would alight upon Humans
land, and that he was at much expense
and trouble in removing it.
Mr.. Hinman therefore brought suit
for damages, through his attorneys,
Messrs. Welsh * sawyer. The Brick
Company was represented by the law
6rm of Rowley x Bradley.
The defendants allowed the case to
go by default, but appealed 1t to Com
mon Pleas court on the ground of lack
of jurisdiction. setting up the claim
that the suit should have been COM
menced in the court of an Akron JUS
/ tice of the Peace. because the com
pany operates its plant within the lim'
its of the city.
The attornys for the plaintiff hold
that the case was commenced in the
proper court. They viii set up their
claim that because the territory of
Coventry township recently annexed TO
Akron for city purposes. which in
cludes the land and plant OF the Wind
sor Brick Company, did not change
the boundary lines OF Squire Davis
bailiwick. and that Coventry town
ship justice OF peace stin has jurls-
diction over the annexed territory.
Under the statutes II requires an ac,
Of the Legislature TO make such a
change of u Justices Jurisdiction.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-11-26
SUMMIT, THE lNIERL opeR.

Like a storm-tossed mariner sighting
safe harbor, the Ashtabula Beacon
Record halls the proposition to re-dis-
trIct Ohio for Congressional purposes.
This leads to some speculation re-
specting the future as a member OF
Congress, Of General Charles Dick
says the Beaeon-Record. summit,
his homo county, does not normally
belong with the other counties now
constituting the Nineteenth district. or
at least many of the politicians of the
old Giddings,Garfield-w territory
seem to think so. Should Summit
county be left out OF the Nineteenth
district. It is not impossible that 4,
will be attached to n Democratic dis,
trict. That would be blow card for
General Dick
And we imagine the Republican poll
tIcians of Ashtabula, the only logical
heirs to all the patronage OF the "Gld,
dings- Wade Garfield district" are
simply holding their breath for fear
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-11-26

The leading Republican organ OF
Ashtabula county was enterprlsing
enough TO publish every speech that
had been delivered at the Ashtabula
banquet of the Garfield club-save one.
The exception proved TO be Gen. Dicks
And In a later issue the same paper
took occasion TO make the blunt sug,
gestion that Gen. Dick does mot nor
mally'' belong in the GIddings Garfield
Wade district. Perhaps the Akron
Daily Dick can tell what ails Ashta
bula county.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-11-26

The orthodox Republican editor Of
the Akron Sunday Star musters up
enough courage to make demurrer to
Gen. Dicks suggestion that the offices
of Chief Of Police and City Commits
sioner should be made elective, but
the demurrer is introduced in such a
''by-your-leave," and "if.you-please''
kind of way that it loses half its
force. Gen. Dick is on the popular and
right side of the question when he sug-
gests that these Offices should be made
elective, and II any politician or any
party or any newspaper inclines to the
opposite view they may be convinced
of their error when the people get a
chance to express themselves upon the
subject. Four years of Government
by Proxy have convinced the majority
OF the citizens OF Akron that the peo-
pie generally are more competent to
choose their local officers than are the
few politicians who have assumed to
control the official acts and policies
of the Board.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-11-26
ASHLAND
Not Well Pleased With
Its Prospect.
Wants a Representative and Divorce
From Holmes County.

FVuWl lOttiieS touHtys
The Ashland Gazette. a Republican
newspaper, does not seem to be very
well pleased with the prospects of be-
ing annexed to Holmes county for rep
resentation in the General Assembly.
The Gazette says:
Under the late census Holmes coun.
ty falls below the constitutional pro-
vision, 2O,7ss emitting a county to a
Representative in the Lower House
of the Legislature. Hence, we see no
way to prevent that county being at
tached to Ashland, and the two COM
bined get only one member OF the Leg
islature. The constitutional provision
specifically says that when a county's
population falls below 2O,7Ss in any
decennial period then it must be at
tached to the adjacent county having
the smallest population; therefore,
Ashland county having less population
than Knox, Coshocton, Tuscarawas or
Wayne. must, Of necessity, take poor
sin-stricken, treason stained, God for
saken Holmes to her bosom for better
or for worse. There might be a re-
formation brought about In the latter
county but it looks dark to those of
us who are looking toward sunset and
the evening twilight of life; the pros
pect is dark for working out a reform
in a county having such unsavory his
torical "reminiscences of the Civil war
as Fort Frigzle furnished. Ashland
county approaches this inevitable
crisis, this union of legislative brother
hood with no pleasant sensation. he.
publicans, naturally and involuntarily,
cast their faces in the dust and pray:
! o, God, what have we done to inherit
this fatal calamity? Is there no way
out Of it? None except by a change
Of the constitution which needs chang.
ing in many ways. Let us pray that
constitution may be formed with a
provision emitting every county at
least one Representative in the Legis.
lature and divorce from Holmes
county"
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-11-26

The fact that Mr.. Bryan and Mr..
Towne had conference with their
friends at Chicago Saturday night has
given the newspaper correspondents
something to do. One Of their guesses
Mayor Harrison and Mr.. Towne will
be the candidates for the Presidency
and Vice Presidency four years hence:
and another story is that Mcssrs.
Bryan and Towne will form law
partnership for practice in Chicago
The guesses are given for what they
are worth.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-11-26

Upon the usual basis of representa-
ton the number OF delegates in the next
Democratic State convention will be
902 and in the Republican convention,
1,O79 Mfr. Geo. b. Cox, of Cincinnati,
will have greater power than ever in
the next Republican convention, the
Hamilton county delegation having
been Increased to III. The Anti-Saloou
league will please take notice.