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The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1900-04-19

tanning oyer 1000 persons. An
average days work will be 100 names,
although some may double that
Exchange.
w. II. Tharp, President Of the
Southwest Virginia Institute, filed a
deed of assignment this morning IN
the clerks office of Bristol, Virginia,
naming Prof. Ernest Morse as TruS'
tee. The assignment is without
preference and gives up all property
Of every character to creditors. The
Trustee is empowered to continue the
school for the remainder Of the cur
rent session, so as to carry out con-
tracts with patrons and preserve as
much of the assets as possible for the
creditors. A list of the creditors is
set out in the deed, and the indebted
ness aggregates something like So,
10000. There are number Of
creditors in Bristol.-BriSt0t NeFS
april II.
At the Norfolk convention Col. e
Slemp, the old gray eagle from the
county of Wise, placed Genera
Walker in nomination for delegate
at.large, thus burying the hatche'
which has existed between them fol
SO many years.-BriStOl Courier.
Judge j. II. Stuart, Of Tazewell
has delivered to Sheriff Smith
venire facias from Wise county call
ing for twenty-four citizens Of Rus
sell to present themselves at TIT
Wise county court to render verde
in the case Of the Commonwealth VS.
Wax and Wampler. The latter, i
will be recalled, killed Jenkins
Lebanon Outlook.
The two most interesting trial
known in Virginia for many year
will be those of Rev. Dir. Riddick, il
Brunswick, for killing DR.. Temple
and A. c. Galligan, in Isle Of Wight
for the killing of G. Beverly Turner
In both cases the evidence of ladies i
expected to prove important. Tn
cases come up at the May term of tn
courts Of the counties in which tn
tragedies occuned.-Orangc Observer
Greeneville issued no papers las
week, owing to the death of d. X
Lyons, a prominent merchant o
Green county. 1t will not be under
stood by the general public why tn
deceaSe of one man should so eff'ec
the whole press of a county until the,
are told that ell the GreenvilIe paper
are edited and published by the mem
bers of one family. This is . stat
of affairs which is, perhaps, unraral
leled in the history of journalism
The papers are not alike in polite
or policy. Two are democratic AM
two are republican, and they are con
Quoted by four brothers. All ar
sons OF j. B. Lyons. who was among
the early newspaper men of this sec
ton, and who established the Greene
vile Republican. -ROgerSrille Herald
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The Foundation of the Car
negie.

When Mr.. Carnegie was thirty
years of age he began his career as
an iron and steel manufacturer. lie
built bridges, made steel rails, fur
nished the Government with its ar
NOR plate, in due succession. Nat
urally things did not spring forward
as if by magic or of their own accord.
Hard work, shlewd guessing, driving
bargains which always attempted to
be fair-these combined produced the
result attained. In the distant
Northwest he saw the great deposits
of ore awaiting capital to mine it,
He dug deep into the mountain sides,
brought forth the fundamental ingre-
dent of shining steel, and through
the masterGul converting processes
which he now obtained Andrew Car
negie laid the real foundation for his
colossal fortune of $25O,OOQ,OQO OF
more. lie went into the railroad
business as well; connected distant
mines with harbor facilities for ship
ment; he built steamers to carry the
rude product to his mills in the heart
of the Keystone state.-Rericm o
RcriewS.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1900-04-19
A ROMANCE OF
SCOTT COUNTY.
Brought to Light in Pardon Is
sued by Gov. Tyler.
Wife slew Her Own Brother, But Her
Husband WAS Held Gully of Murder
and Fled the Country.


and Fled the Country.
Governor j. Hoge Tyler Thursday
restored the rights Of Connolly Fields,
who for sixteen years bore the stigma
of crime which he had not commit
ted, but for that period was, in the
eye of the law, the slayer of one w.
A. Scott, fugitive, and convicted by
a judgment of outlawry. After muir
der was committed Fields fled from
Scott county, tie scene of the crime,
and, 1t is said, has since become a
prosperous farmer in one of the
western states. The charge against
him was never pressed, and evidence
has since been submitted which proves
conclusively that Mrs. Fields slew
the victim, her own brother. She
had stabbed him to the heart with a
pair of scissors.
The murdered man was Mrs. Con-
molly Fields brother. Bad blood
existed between the Fields and the
Scots, and w. A. Scott was forbid
den to trespass on the lands owned
by Fields. One day, in October,
1888. Scott, accompanied by broth
err, of Fields, who was working foI
Scott, attempted to pass through a
portion of Connlly Fields property
They were met at fence by Con.
molly Fields and his wife and ordered
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1900-04-19

The only way to ever secure the
repeal OF the present election law is
by constitutional convention. The
bosses have such a grip on the pres
ent machinery that it is impossible
10 do ANYTHING.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1900-04-19

BEWARE Of using the personal pro-
noun "l' too freely inyour talk when
you are talking in room full of
people, says the Ladies Home Journal.
Egotists are often amusing and en-
tertaining, but as often they are very
much out of order.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1900-04-19

The last Legislature authorized
Washington county to issue bonds
to the amount Of 100000 for the i'm
provement of her public roads.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1900-04-19
The HenrlCO Convention.

The following from the esteemed
Richmond Times is worth reading
and rejecting over:
The Democrats of HenricO county will
assemble in mass-meeting to-day TO elect
delegates to the State Democratic Con-
ventior, which meets in Norfolk in May.
We believe that on the action of that con-
venlion depends very largely the tate of
the Democratic party of Virginia. We
know that large number of Democrats
throughout the length and breadth of
Virginia are heartily sick of election
methods and machine rule in Virginia,
and in order to reform they want to see
the negro question removed from State
politics. There is but one way to accom-
plish this and that is through constitu-
tiOnal convention.
1t is contended by many that the Nor
folk convention will determine the ques-
ton whether or not there shall he a con-
stitutonal convention. 1t is a foregone
conclusion that IL it be made party meas
ure, it will succeed, but many believe that
If the convention to be held in Norfolk
shall decide that it is inexpedent at this
time to call constitutional convention,
the proposition TO hold such a convention
will he defeated. But In our candid opin-
ion it will be bad day both for the state
OF Virginia and the Democratic party OF
Virginia if the Democrats in convention
shall turn their backs on the constitutions
al convention movement. Our whole cleo
tion system needs to be reformed, but j,
will not be reformed SO long as the negro
Is factor in our state politics. Remove
the negro aud the rest 10 simple.
We, therefore, urge upon the Democrats
Of Henrico to go out to the meeting, which
shall he held today, and elect as dslegstea
to the Norfolk convention such men as
have tho wal IN RI nj Vi.oia;a q haart and
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RATES or ADVERTISING.

The above rates are for standing snvertise-
ments only.
ed for at the rate of 5 cents per line for each
insertion.
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the medallist's art.

TIE president has approved an act
of Congress directing the Secretary
of the Interior to negotiate Tor the
purchase of the Mammoth Tree Grove
and South Park Grove Of Big Trees
species of sequoia gigantea, located
in Calaveras county, California
which are now held in private owner
ship. The trees of these groves con.
stitute the largest collection and
probably the finest specimens OF the
same in the world, and the owner
contemplstes telling them Tor 'h'
lumber at an early date unless SOLO
to the government.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1900-04-19

Dr. Bulrs Cough Syrup stop that ticking
in the throat. This reliable remedy arrays
at once irritations of the throat sore
throat, hoarseness and other bronchial
affections.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1900-04-19

om uho paci6e 20 he Caribbean
around Cape HON should not be for
gotten and llobson 5 exploit OF sink
ing the Merrimac * well worthy OF
the medallist's art.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1900-04-19

TIE republican state convention in
session at Norfolk last week, elected
as delegates at large to the national
convention. Gen. James A. Walker,
Col. James d. Brady, Park Agnew
and S. Brown Allen. Hon. Park
Agnew was reelected state chairman.
They opposed calling constitutional
convention.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1900-04-19

We want to elect the United States
senators by direct vote of the people,
therefore We are in favor of the con-
stitutional convention.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1900-04-19

DIR. Bulls Cough Syrup cures whooping-
cough and measles cough. This wonder
full remedy will save the children from
many a distressing coughing spell and
soon effect a cure.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1900-04-19
Sc a WEEK TO START.

Newant intelligent hd.-. &C zen lr-
mon. 90 accept pcrmanent goo, i'm lu o""
town. salary o. start - "a ~, S., .nr.n.
tced. and commission Many make ir1n
1l2 to S2l week. You can devote all OF
your spare time. Send -tamp ior lui. par
ticular.. Address, Tuf ..L CoV,NY
Dsrt.t. Philadelphia. Pa. i2-49
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1900-04-19

Or course the railroads are opposed
to the proposed constitutional con-
vention. AS it is they have pretty
much everything their own way, but
by the time the convention gets
through with it work things may be
different.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1900-04-19

THE House Committee on fosl'
Offices, which has been examining
into the charge that polygamists were
appointed to Office in Utah by the
President has reported against the
taking of any present action by the
House. The report says that the
charges were filed at a time when the
Fourth Assistant Postmaster "ene'a'
was receiving 1900 letters a day.
and that they were consequently
overlooked. One Of the postmsstsrs
under consideration is now fugitive
from Justice, while the other IS under
Indictment for polygamy, and the
committee thinks that no action
should be taken until the courts nave
acted on his case.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1900-04-19

WHEN the elaine lion" Of Lynch
burg takes the floor at the Norfolk
convention in advocacy of the consti-
tutional convention, it will have great
weight. John Daniel is the idol Of
Virginians, and every one knows that
he would not advocate anything
detrimental to the interest of Vir-
ginia.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1900-04-19

"Neyer quit certainty for hope. -
Never take medicine Of doubtful
value instead Of Hoods aarsaparlila
which is ,a,e 70 DO you good.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1900-04-19
SEVEN RUNNING SORES CURED
JOhnstOn'S SarSaparllla
QUART BOTTLES.
QUART BOTTLES.

THE GREAT MEDIN~lN|'
JOHNSTONS SARSAPARlII.A as Blood Food an - .t
greatest SPRING MEDICINE discovered 1t comes as
heaven to the worn out the down. the oyer~orHd az"
feeling those sinking spells, the anguor and dependency
ihed nerves blood and untered boti
spell The WEAKNESS astude ard prosAoon ~h1a
time and the heat summer conquered and bansh@d at
neurashenia ailments Of the brain and nerve insomnia
generally it is almost specific furnishes the very element
tissues fe.ds brain nerve cens and calming sni
makes red honest blood Ncgness Of e new hope ~"
full USE makes the strong and the old young again
II was the anuquated but happily exploded method 10 ~ &C.
treat Salt Rheum Scrofula, Cancer and other houoe5ofe
BLOOD faint powerful Alternatives such as mercury -'s'
agents. was expected by that the poison coui y
was left 10 course through sels holding its circulation
disease But in this way every part the body became more "
Ing can be terrible horribly destructive blood tan
leny the the body. but many times the
and DESTROYED the and spinal co
cav and death to some vital organ kidneys liver or ''or4
scientific method Of blood faint That is, PURirCA
Of the blood must removed through the cxecreory channels ~
liver and pure then peaceable. The great Fes
y,alzer Of the blood JOHNST0N'S SARSAPARIILA net
haus.y.y removes the faint all mercury
and fills the veins with the ruby glowing current Of 80 os
the life Good pure blood. The old and reliable
SARSAPARILLA is universally regarded as the greatest
ered This established beyond question or cagil
BLOOD POISON CURED JonNsTON's sARstrAai'r.
Williams Davis Brooks Co., , ,. a.e n
csm.n AH a began qsG 194Ms e SSS5 o
entirely cured 5 What me fo- -
MICHIGAN DRUG COMPANY D
For Sale by ]. w. KELLY -
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Coop authorities declare that the
cause Of the deficit in postal revenue,
is due, not to second class mail mat
ter, but to the extravagant prices paid
under all administrations to the rail-
ways Tor carrying the mails. The
railways charge the government from
% to 90 per cent more than they
charge express companies, and they
grant no better facilities in return.
The rates of hire for post-office rail
way cars are something emo, mons.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1900-04-19

TIE Virginia Press Association
will meet at Old Point or Virginia
Beach, July 10th, next. The follow
ing gentle men Will be invited to adj
dress The association: Hon. Henry
Watterson, Colonel C.. OBJ. Coward
in, Senator John w. Daniel and the
Hon. Carter Glass. Miss Bertha
Gray Robinson, assistant editor of
the Orange Observer, is the historian
Of the association and will read a
paper at this meeting.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1900-04-19

EcGddchc ssOPpPd I'm - minutes ~ DR..
iit,, pAIN Puts. zone cent . COoc.'
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1900-04-19

In bulletin issued by the Agri-
cultural Department on the feeding
of farm animals, it is stated that ex,
peiimentS in feeding steamed
cotton seed to cows are re-
ported by the Mississippi Station.
The station concludes from three
years work that the "milk and but
ter from cows fed on steamed seed
cost less than that iiom cows fed
on raw cotton seed, and but little
mole than one-half as much as that
from cows fed on cotton seed meal,
The butter tiom steamed cotton seed
is superior in quality to that from
either raw seed or cotton seed meal"
The Texas Station finds it advanta
geous TO boil cotton seed for steers.
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floods Saadab@M
o,Ellza1: EtL1lnD|

Hood. Pin. cur. liver Ills. the non.lIIit.tlns and
on;y cathartic to t.Ke with Hood, sar.sP.rills:
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Congress is considering the advis-
ability Of authorizing general medal
for presentation to all of our sailors
who took part in the great events of
the Spanish war, in place Of separate
medals. commemorative different acts.
The Santiago medal provided for by
Congress would be a deserved memoir
ial, but the Manila victory has an
equal, and some may think superior
claim. If separate medals are to be
struck, the Oregon and its great run
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&. SufTfus
wee PEE. sniD. A
lrl.f.i. I..
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tanning oyer 1000 persons. An
average days work will be 100 Names
although some may double that
Erch0n0e.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-12-04
Splendid Property for Sale at a
Great Bargain.

A Grain and Stock Farm in Amelia
County, Virginia, &c miles west from Pc
tersburg, miles north Of Ford, on the
N. & w. r. r., contains
1857 ACRES OF
Rich Creek bottom, fine for Timothy Hay,
Grain, &C., level upland, of good produc-
tive quality for Tobacco, Grain &C., and
healthy. The old mansion house has a
brick basement with rooms, two upper
stories with II rooms. There are two
other settlements on the place and proba-
bly, % buildings in all and many fruit
trees.
There is large amount Of timber on
the land One party well acquainted with
the place, and also with the price of lum-
Der says he thinks enough lumber can
be had on the land to pay for it.
Some gold has been found and some
COAL but l do not know how much of
either there IS. / have an application to
lease the Oil and Gas privileges on it.
There may be millions in all there. But
| want to sell the place as 1T is and at
once. It has been held and $500 per acre.
I now offer it at 5000 per acre. At this
there is a big bargain in it for some one.
The buildings on the place are worth
most of this. The lumber as much more.
1t would make one of the finest Stock
Farms in the country. 1t is considered
about the best farm in this section.
Go see the place? Get off at Ford 8
Depot and Gus S. Van Cleef, who lives
near will show the place
]. A. JONES.
Raleigh. N. c.
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HUGH MacRAE & CO.,
WILMINGTON. N. c.
investment Securities
Stocks and Bonds
OF SOUTHERN CORPORATIONS.
LAND FOR SALE.
OF SOUTHERN CORPORATIONS

At IL M, on Monday. December S1st,
1900, at the court house door in Raleigh,
[ will sell at public cutlery the following
lands situate in Wake county:
"a. Sixty acres. about two miles from
Roesville, adjoining the lands of w. w.
Rogers, w. T. Williams and R. e. Par
ham.
(2). A lot of Ia acres in Oberlin, adj
joining the lands of Jane Brown, Mrs. ].
c. L. Harris, o. Pullen, H. Dunston, T.
L. Love ct ais.
81. Another lot in Oberlin, 60x100 feet
at corner of Joint and Adams streets.
(4). A lot, 50x100 feet, near the Fed
eral cemetery, which was conveyed to
A. H. Temple by deed in book Sc, page II,
Register of Deeds office.
(5). A lot, 301x19S feet, containing one
and one-ffth acres in Cox avenue, near
Pullen Park, adjoining the lands of L. H.
Adams, N. w West and others.
Sale made by judgment of court in
Special Proceeding No. $50, to make as
sets for payment of debts of ]. R. NOVEL;,
deceased.
Terms: One third cash, residue in
twelve months, with six per cent inter-
est.
billiard MIAL,
Administrator and Commissioner.
25-tds.
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STOCKS AND BONDS.

New York, Dec. 3.-Speculative activity
continued rather depressed in stocks to-
day. Business was on diminishing scale
and lacked even the isolated features OF
great activity and strength which gave 1t
character on different days last week
the tendency to contract dealings was al
ready manifest. The opening of Congress
and presentation of the Presidents mes
sage are looked to by tradition to supply
motives for moving prices but it can
hardly be said that any general influence
was exercised on prices by those today.
The message was made a device by pro-
fessional traders to effect some move
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BETTER THAN < G 0NERNMENT B IND.
Net FIVE Per Cent. Income Guaranteed. Bond
ani Forty Semi-Annual Coupons, PAYABLE in
Cold Either mt Death or in Twenty Years to
Bearer. Sold on Easy lnstalment Plan.
Suppose an agent of the Treasury De-
partment should call on you and say
1.-The Government will sell you FIVE
PER CENT GOLD BONDS for any
amount from 81. 900 to 5000. 600. and if it
is not convenient to make an immediate
settlement, you may pay for the bonds in
TWENTY EQUAL ANNUAL install
MENTS.''
And suppose, in addition, the Govern
ment, willing to offer this, the most de-
sirable investment in the world. should
stipulate that if you should die before
all the instruments had fallen due, YOUR
HEIRS WOULD BE RELEASED FROM
PAYING THE REMAINING install
MENTS. and yet that the full value of
the bond would be paid to them IN HARD
CASH by the Government.
Would you not close with such an offer?
And yet this is practically what the
EQUITABLE LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIE-
Try OF THE UNITED STATES (the
strongest financial organization of it's
kind in the world has done and is Do
ING.
This may be strange way of putting it,,
but strange as it may seem, it is never
theless true.
Send your date of birth for specifi-
cation today.
FRANK W. BANNER,
Gen. Agent North Carolina and Richmond
900 East Main Street.
RICHMOND. VA.
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STANDARD OIL
SELLING At $40
Pacific Mail Rising on Ship.
Subsidy Bill Talk.
AMERICAN SUGAR RISES
Stock Market as Whole Was Quieter
Than Usual.
AMERICAN SUGAR RISES
THE RAILROAD LIST VERY IRREGULAR
The Call Money Rate Hardens to Six Per Cent.
Cotton Closes Five TO Eight Points
Higher on Inc Near Months.
Wheat Active.
lRy the Asgociated Press.l

New York, Dec 3.-The market for
dry goods has shown no change in condi-
ton of staple cottons. Business in printed
fabrics quiet at previous prices. Cling
hams in fair demand at previous prices.
Other conditions unchanged.
COTTON.
New York, Dec. 3.-The cotton market
opened steady at a decline of from three
TO seven points, being chiefly Influenced
by an unexpected drop of three points in
Liverpool 1t soon became evident that
port and interior receipts would overtop
those OF a week ago, and a year ago,
while it was reported that Southern spot
markets were barely holding their own.
BY midday the loss had been increased to
q matter of from five to fourteen points,
the distant months being particularly
weak under selling as hedge against
holdings in near months, by Southern and
foreign parties. The commission house
contingent was almost destitute OF bust
ness and influential interests in the South
and West failed to send their usual sup
ply of orders. Soon after midday the mar
ket worked up a few points on BRIEF
scurry of smaller room shorts for cover,
started Dy Smaller estimates lnaH dnIlcI-
pated for tomorrow's receipts at New
Orleans and Houston. Still later the
market became heavy and listless and
remained in that condition until just be-
fore the close, when prominent bulls APP
peared in the pit and bought up every
thing offered. sheer ten point advance
resulted AS was the case during last
week the investment public was unable
to harmonic the big crop movement with
the small estimates and also regarded the
dull trade in cotton goods as a contra
dction of the generous mill consumption
estimates At the close the market was
very steady with prices net five to eight
points higher on near months and three
points higher to four points lower on far
months
NEW YORK.
Nnw v0RK. Dec. S-Cotton futures opened
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NEW YORK MONEY.

NEW YoRK Dec 3-3 P. Nm Jney on call
6rmer at 3H06 per cent: last loan per cent
Prime mercantile paper 4O4A per cent. Sterling
exchange firm with actual business in bankers
bills at SAX for demand and at 4.8 ss0ASlA
for 60 days Posted rates 44.S2% and 4s6h
Commercial pills $4.80A6D4.s1A. Silver Ger an
Gates 640DR5 Bar silver 64S. Mexi IAN dollars so
Government bonds weak; State ocnds inactive;
railroad bonds strong.