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The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1900-09-06
Andre's nmON No. 4 Ennnd

Stockholm, Sept. Capt. Grcn-
dahl telegraphs the following mes
sage here from Skjervoe. Norway:
"Andree's buoy No. I has been found
mere and contains the following:
July !, 10 p. m. Greenwich. Our
voyage gone well SO far. Are now at
an altitude Of $50 metres. Original
direction, north 10 degrees east:
compass nndeviation. Later. north
% degrees east; compass undc,ia-
tion. -Four carrier pigeons dispatch
ed. They are flying west. We are
now over ice. which is very rugged.
Weather splendid the whole time. In
eXcellcnt Spirits"
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and resulted in the election of tn,
following:
Commander-in-Chief-Leo Rassieur
St Louis
Senior Vice Commandcr-E. c. Mil
liken, Portland, Me.
Junior Vice mmandcr-Frank
Scamon. Knoxville. Tenn.
Surgeon General John \. wilkins
Delta. o.
Chaplain-in-Chicf-Rc A. Drahms.
San Quentin, Cal.
The officers were all elected by ac-
/ clamation.
The place for the next annual en-
| campmcnt was then taken up. There
was no contest for the honor of en-
tertaning the veterans in 1901. Den
yer apparently being the unanimous
choice of the delegates. and the bid
Of the western city for the distinc-
ton met with no opposition.
The total membership of the Grand
Army of the Republic in good stand
ing June 30, 1899, was 6,GOj posts.
with a membership of 2S7,9sl; on De.
cember 81, 1899, 7,O72 posts. with
membership of 2s7,36S; on June 30
1900, 6,17S posts, with a membership
of 276.GG2.
Members in good standing June 80.
1900. 276,GG2; members remaining sus.
pended June 30. 1900, 20,474. Total
borne on rolls, SOC, 1876.
The installation of the new officers
then took place, and shortly before
= o'clock an adjournment sine die
was taken.
The following officers were elected
by the Women's Relief Corps for the
ensuing year: National president.
Mrs. Mary l.. Carr. Longmont. Col: s
national senior vice president, Mrs. c
}cllc NJ. Satterlee, N. Louis. Mo-: na. {
ional junior vice president. Mrs. Ab. t
'ie Il. Flagg. Battle Creek. Mich: ma. q
ional treasurer, Mrs. Sarah +. Phil. p
ips, Syracuse, n. Y. n
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Pittsburgh, Pa. Sept. Louis
Goodman. Russian pack peddlcr.
died at his home here from effects Of
a cold. aged l0G years. lie came 10
this city when he was 60 years Of age
and worked steadily until he was IO4
lie never consultd physician nor
took any medicine in his life. lie
was married four times. the last time
when he was %. His wife, aged C2.
him. Goodman wa. born in
the town Of Sane, province OF Sunolk.
RnsSia. in 100
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]. &. Head. Of Huntsville. Aia.. was
accidentally shot and Killed by his ~.
/ year-old son.
London Daily Express and Daily
Chronicle protest against placing any
reliance in Iii Hung Chang.
The Russian troops in Manchuria,
under Gen. Rcnnenkampf. are pushing
rapidly towards TSi Isl lIar.
The business session OF the 34th an.
nual G.. \. X encampment came 10 an
end and adjourned sine die.
The transport Thomas reached san
Francisco from the Orient with a
large number of sick and wounded
soldiers
Returns from the election in South
Carolina show that GOV. McSweency
was reelected governor by 4 few
thousand majority
The United States is TRYING 10 save
the Chinese government if possible
by prevailing upon the powers not 70
formally declare war on China.
There is reason to believe that
France will follow the Russo Nmeri.
can plan for settlement in China.
says Paris dispatch
President Kruger and his chief off.
nails are d. Nci~pruit. about $50 miles
rom th' Portuguese border. and ON
he railroad between Pretoria and
)claeoa bay.
The British prisoners AT Moort Gcd.
'acht have been released by the Beers
ma are marching to join Lord Rob-
riS forces at Watervalhoycn. near
lachadodorp
pIcct communication between the
nIied States and Germany we're
pened. IclcgrumS of congratulation
ere exchanged between Emperor
iIllam and President Mckinley.
Ihe United States government. in
terms. announce, that
is in favor Of an early withdrawal
all the troops now in China. and
cadS that il is necessary for all
e nations to act together.
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John Philip Sou~a. the bandmastcr
sailed on the 81. Louis from London
ii" lost 100000 ON the tour.
NJ the white house everything is in
readiness for the presidents depart.
urc for Canton. o. but it is now be-.
He'cd that hc and Mrs. Mckinley will
not get away for some day, yet.
il Hung Chang received telegram
stating that the allied troops at kang
Chun had been attacked oy the chi.
ncNcs and that The losses Of the allie,
were severe and tho>, of the Chinese
heavy.
II is reported that Chung We. the
falhcr-in-law of th, bate Emperor
Tung Che. and rhc heir apparent
have committed >uicidc at Pao TING
Iu; also, that thc empress palace has
been partly destroyed.
MIR. Ndcc. the acting secretary OF
state. docs not hesitate to set the
seal of his di~appro,al upon the ,to.
rlcs that have been pat ano1f to the
effect that there has been "a di,ngrcc.
meni of policy between the president
and Secretary Hay as ~ China. in.
Nol'ing possible change in the cab
inct.
\ telegram 10 Ii Hung Chang from
1sIng (amcn states that the troop.
Of La thuan Lin, former governor Of
hVang Nu province, who were dis.
pcrScd AT the battle Of Yang Tsme.
are now with thr boxers. maxim ln
attack on the troop, at Yuan Shihhai.
On account of his attempt 10 stop
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1900-09-06

New Orleans. Sept. /. Fire broke
out in the upper part of the building
at GO4 Canal street. occupied bv the
Fairbanks Scales Co., completely de-
stroying the building and contents.
The loss is estimated at $500. .O00.
keifer Bros shoe factory adjoining
suffered loss of 100000. and the
Morris building, corner Canal and
Camp streets. sustained about $50
900 damage, the upper stories being
burned and the contents Of other Of
fees badly damaged The loss. il is
believed, is fully covered by insur-
ance.
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PRESBYTERIAN CREED.
e"iar' Askins Pour Important
o"estions, Sent Ont to th.
Vnrious Churches.

pittsburgh, Pa, Sept The com.
miitee onl creed revision APPOINTED
AZ the last meeting Of the Presbvte-
ran general assembly has Issued a
circular to the Presbyteries Of the
church reciting the authority for the
appointment OF committee to oscer-
tam the general feeling in regard 10
The proposed revision of the creed
ana requiring the Presbyierics to
consider and answer four INQUIRIES:
l. DO you desire n revision of on
confession Of faith? Or,
:. DO you desire a supplement. cx-
pianatory statement? Or.
j. DO You desire 20 supplem.ut
our present doctrinal standards with
orIefer statement OF the doctrines
Most surely believed among rs" OK.
pressing in simple language the faith
OF the church and loyalty 10 the sys-
TEN OF doctrine contained in LoIv
scripture and held by ;he REFORMED
Or.
!. Do you desire The dismissal ~,
the whole subject. 50 rh1. orr doe.
'rnal standards shall remain rs fhov
lre' without any change Whatever
revisional, supplemental or
The circular is signed by - mcm.
'ers OF the committee as follows.
Kew. stephen \. Dana. OF phila,l,l
'hin' being the only member OF tho
omml'tee whose signature is not at
ached 10 the document.
Chas. y. Dickey, IIerrick johnson
amuel J. Niccolls. Daniel W. Ishor
'm. Mckibbin. Geo. II. Stewart
amuel J. Sprechcr, Henry VanDykc.
enJ. Harrison, John V. Harlan. Dam
i X. Noyes, T.. w. {. Humphreys
IN. i. Crabbe. John T.. Parsons,
lisha y. Fraser.
The Presbytcrics are required to re- +
'rd the Affirmative and negative {
'tes. This, ii is expected. will cause {
divided vote in the Pittsburgh and l
lleghcny PreSbyterics. as most Of
he ministers differ regarding the
opposed revision OF the creed.
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There May lie Serious Trouble.

Winnipeg, sept. There may be
serious trouble with Canadian Pa
cifc conductors. Two conductors on
the Southwestern branch who refused
to give up their equipments when re-
quested by officials have been sus-
pended. Other conductors are indig-
nant and say they will stand by those
SusDended
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4 Memorial Hospital.

Asheville, \. G., Sept. 3.-George w
Vanderbilt has started an endowment
fund for the Clarence Barker Memo.
rial hospital at Biltmore. The hos
pital will be formally opened Tues.
day. 1t was erected in memory of
Clarence Barker, u cousin of the Van.
derbits, by his sisters, Adele lima
Barker Schmit and Virginia Purdy
Barker Bacon.
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Shirt WaIsts on Pa.scnser Conchc..

Knoxville, Tenn, Aug. 3l.--A WON.
an passenger on "A Southern railway
train protested against riding in s
coach with a shirt waist" man and
made complaint to the railroad offi.
cials. Superintendent Ewing issued
an order to conductors respecting the
shirt waist" habit. cautioning re
striction Of the habit "to such bound,
as are proper and becoming" The
conductors are to be the judges OF
shirt waists and are at loss for Q
standard.
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Lived Nearly 100 Yenrs.

Springfield, ILL.,, Sept. Mrs. Nam
cy Haynes, oldest resident of Central
Illinois, died at her home near Mo
lueaqua, aged 90 years months. She
was a native of Virginia but had lived
in Illinois since 1852.
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Stricken on the street.

st. Paul, Mimi, Sept. l.--Petcr W.
Corbett, assistant secretary OF the
Northern Pacific railway. while walk
ing along the street was suddenly
stricken with heart failure. He was
at once conveyed 10 81. Luke's hos
pital, where he died shortly after
ward
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Have the Bandits Surrounded.

Cheyenne, Wyo., Sept. l.-Rcports
received from the trail OF the Union
Pacific train robbers states that the
posses have surrounded the bandits
in the mountains near the Colorado
Wyoming state line and that they
can not escape
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1900-09-06
FRIDAY.

Sixty British marines landed at
Annoy from the cruiser Isis.
James j. Corbett defeated Charles
c'Kidl Mccoy at Madison Square
garden. New York, in less than five
rounds.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1900-09-06
Swept From "a Running Board.

Chicago. Sept. 1.-Benjamin Vaughn
was instantly killed and Irving Mich
OILS was fatally injured and several
more were seriously hurt by being
swep. from the foot board Of a street
car.
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Hopeful of IN Agreement.

Pittsburgh, Pa, Sept. 1.-The con-
ference between the tin plate manu-
facturers and workers did not bring
about a settlement of the wage scale,
but such progress was made that all
are hopeful of an agreement.
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I0g.CONBATANTS
rgwl'y All iIIRiNILY CRUEL.

-,
! Fresh N' " /" v "'"'nS
a d .'.- ~. ,,,"s.'a'' ,na ...,,,'', anu
Au>eco'atoa' Are Secret
r,..t, Ponce uo,c In.
.."Ar' %" ''r"'" >i'"'''""-
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1900-09-06

WHEAT-No. 2 red. a IS
CORN-No. 2 mixed. az Al
OATS-No. 2 mixed. 6D 2fD
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Pension matters being disposed OF,
'he election Of officers was taken up
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1900-04-05
FRENCH NAVAL PLAN.

The plan recently laid before the
French chamber of deputies for in
crease of the navy contemplates the ex-
pendlrure of 95S,000,000 francs, Of
which 235O00000 are for completing
ships already on the stocks, 10000, 900
for III additional new vessels, includ-
ing 112 torpedo boats; l34,000,000 for
ports and arsenals, $4,000, 900 for coast
defenses and 100000 for nave! sta
tons in the colonies Germany and
Russia ALSO are adding to their pro-
grams in a like proportion The build
ing program of the United States, and
even that of England, looks small by
comparison
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1900-04-05

ny OF their own. Now, when a man in
vents toy for child, he gets us some
thing that winds with a key. Say you
buy the toy on Wednesday; Friday
morning the key cannot be found high
nor low. But that doesn't make any
difference, for the baby broke the toy
or Uncle Henry stepped on 1t when he
was looking for a match ANYHOW,
when the baby saw the mechanical
mouse running straight at him it
scared him SO that he set up a howl,
and it was half an hour before he
quieted down again But of course,
his mother and Aunt Allie put him up
TO that Women are afraid of mice
The baby would like it all right enough
when he got used to it, Women know
what the baby does like is a rag doll
with pen-and-ink eyes and nose and
mouth, but man cannot see that. He
has too much business foresight This
lis why he buys the mechanical scare
me-to-deaths that the street fakirs
have skating about on the sidewalks.
Don't you suppose the manufacturers
know that every toy will go down the
dumb waiter with the garbage within
four days of its purchase? Of course
they do, but they make their money out
of the foresight of the men folks. What
the baby wants for a toy doesn't count
any more than what the people would
like for story in the magazines 1t is
what papa thinks the baby wants, and
what the editor thinks the people want
that is considered at the factory.
There is very little money to be
made out of the invention of new toys,
anyhow. The old ones are so cheap
and nice, and, another thing, children
do not change much from generation
to generation. they don't progress for
la cent. they are essentially conserva-
tive. Harvey Sutherland in Ainslee S.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1900-04-05
SOME FAMOUS BATTLE CRIES.

Usually the rallying cry in battle has
been the name of some single leader or
patron saint, but sometimes it took a
more special and defined significance,
says Answers. Eminently effective and
appropriate was that of the charging
Huguenots at Iyry, when Remember
St Bartholomew! was passed from
man to mana politico-religious har-
angue in three words.
Sir John Astley's prayer in front Of
his troops at Naseby's, is, in its way,
lncomparable: 20, Lord, thou knowest
now busy | must be this day. If | for
get thee, yet do not thou forget me.
March on, boys!" In remarkable con-
.rast, and typical, it may be, not less
Of the age than of the man, are the
dare devil words of the leader Of the
Light brigade at Balaklava: Here
goes the last of the Cardigans!"
The observation recorded of Nelson
at the commencement of the battle of
me Nile "A peerage or Westminster
abbeyi" has become historical. Will
lam HIS words to the French Pro-
testant refugees at the Boyne still live
in the lines of an Orange song:
God will be our king this day,
And III be general under"
There is a suspicion of self-consclous-
ness about Francis Is letter after
Pavia: All is lost except honor.
There is, however, an unmistakable
odGr of the lamp in the address OF Ma
poleon to his army before the battle
with the Mamelukes: From the sum-
nit Of yonder pyramids 20 centuries
look down upon you"
There is proud ring of triumph in
Commodore Perry's dispatch to his
government after the capture of the
British flotilla on Lake Erie: owe
have met the enemy, and they are
ours"
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1900-04-05
A LITTLE ESSAY ON TOYS.

Speaking OF toys, although women
know better than men what will please
a child, they rarely make much money
out Of their inventions in this line.
This is said to be because they haven't
The business head and the foresight.
Men have these gifts, and women
haven't You must have noticed that.
OF course, it sometimes happens that a
woman is left widow with four little
children, and they get along much bet
Ter than when papa was living but
that is an exception, and everybody
knows that it simply proves the rule,
which is that women are meant to be
bright and beautiful creatures to cheer
rs On our pilgrimage through this vale
OF tears, and never should have a pen
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1900-04-05
BEYOND THE BEGGING SIZE.

AS ne stood on the wind-swept cor
ner he tried to make a coat that was
four sizes too small cover his ample
proportions He could not do it, aud
he shivered a sort of a Falstaff SILVER
and dug his blue fingers into the ragged
pockets of his ulster. One hand was
Withdrawn from time to time and
held a tin cup into which he asked
passers-by to drop few pennies. His
hungry eyes searched the passing
crowds for a friendly face, and, finding
none, the corpulent beggar looked sad
der than ever
At last through a momentary hole in
the crowd a broad man with white
hair and a generous face walked, and
the beggar got out his cup. The benev-
olent-looking citizen passed him with
out a look. The beggar was crushed
He turned a cold and hungry face to-
ward the newsboy on the corner.
It's no good, Chimie, he said. I'm
too heavy. | don't get cent Just be
cause I'm fat, people think don't have
TO eat.
And he put the empty cup in his
pocket and turned slowly away.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1900-04-05
OUT OF THE ORDINARY.

1t is said that the Pabst brewery is
working overtime Milwaukee must
be trying to drown It's disappointment,
Quincy Wing.
A man on a spree reminds us forci-
bly, of q singed cat He feels better than
he -Beardstow Star
A Methodist minister up in Yer
mont was robbed of sf75, and now his
congre CATION has asked for his resig
nation. They feel that no Methodist
minister ever came by so much money
honestly, all in lump.-Waukegan
Gazette.
Some one has suggested that the
oyster and strawberry are the greatest
of modern evangelists. They have
built and furnished more churches,
paid the salaries Of more preachers
and helped more heather than any
other two natural agencies in the
world -Galesburg Republican
We now have chainless wheels,
horseiess carriages, cowless milk
wagons, and bralnless dudes but, alas!
no smokeless cigarettes. Racine
Times.
The venerable Russell Sage Is quoted
as saying that if he lost all his money
today he would go to work with the
same energy and ambition that he had
at the start. The chances are that he
would drop dead.--Racine Times.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1900-04-05
WHY TOMMY WAS RETIRED.

Sue (who has just been asked to play
something on the piano)--l really can't
play anything,
Tommy say, Sue, why don't
you try that piece you spoke to me
about?
Sue-W What piece2
Tommy Why, that one you told me
to ask you to play when we had COM
pany, cause you knew 1t bettern any of
the others. | forget the name,
Then Tommy was sent to bed.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1900-04-05
My half OF wheat. $40 II

Net expense on homestead 500 90
We moved on our homestead July 10,
1899 Have 81 acres in good shape for
crops IN 1900. Ny wife Joins me in
sending best wishes 10 you and yours.
You can truly say 20 any poor man
who pays big rent to get farm
(somcbOdy elsc's landj or works for
wages TO support a family, that | have
personally tlied both In Minnesota and
tried bard 10 make "A success of il. but
found 10 my sorrow that after working
bard a poor living WAS all could get
out Of 1t, and after nearly two gears
OF Western Canadian llfc ! VIII say
that J am very thankful to you for
helping me to decide to try II w Can
ada. Yours respectfully
W. H. K1NkADE.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1900-04-05
WISDOM OF THE WEST.

I'VE find" said the foreman of the
western jury, that if, as the prisoner
says, the shootin' was accidental, then
he ought to hang; fer in these gun af-
fairs a man oughter know his own
mind 1t oughter be shoot to kill or
no shoot, A man who has accidents
happen to him with gun is dangerous
to our society, an oughter be put out
of the way fer the safety of respect
able folks
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1900-04-05
QUEER SECT IN ONTARIO.

There is a peculiar sect known as
Zionists in Ontario, Canada The car
dinal doctrine OF their creed Is that
hogs are possessed by devils and should
therefore be killed. 1t has been found
necessary to restrain otherwise reason
able farmers from destroying what, In
many cases. was a chief means OF
their support The Zionist farmers,
il some instances. have Joined together
and driven all their hogs Into one
place and there killed them in no In
stance allowing any OF the meat to be
used as Nashville Pioneer Press.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1900-04-05
500 Reward, 500.

Tho reader. OF This paper will b pleased to
learn That thcro Is At least one dreaded disease
that science has be able 10 cure in all its stages
and that is CAtgrth Halls Catarrh Cure Is
the only positive cure now known TO the medical
fraternity. tatauh being constitutional dis-
ease requires constitutional treatment. Hail.
CHtarfh Cure Is tukon internally, acting directly
upon the blood and mucous surfaces of the sys.
ten, ther'bE dcstroy ing the foundation OF the
disease and giving the patient strength by build
ing up the constitution and assisting nature IN
doing Its work. The proprietors have 80 much
faith IN is curative power, that they offer One
Hundred Dollars far any case that il fails to
cure. Send for list uf Testimonials
Address, +. ]. CHENEY & CO, Toledo, O.
Sold by Druggists, i5c,
Halls Family Ptlls are the best.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1900-04-05

You have heard of Swans0n's D
DROPS Rheumatic Cure, still you are
suffering from Rheumatism and other
diseases that this remedy SO surely cures,
Many of your friends have advised you to
use it, and yet You hesitate before giving
it a trial. Why delay any longer, and
why waste any more money and time!
You will certainly find what you have
sought in vain for as we are confident
it will do for you what it has done for
others similarly afflicted. If all knew
what thousands know Of the efficacy of
; DROPS as a curative as We'll as pre-
venlive of any ache or pain known to
the human body, there would not be a
family in all America without a bottle Of
Swanson's ; DROPS Rheumatic Cure.
You can try it for The small amount Of
25c. On receipt of same will send you
sample bottle; or, send us dollar and
we will send you "A large bottle prepaid
by express, containing 800 doses .
DROPS is the name aud dose. Free from
opiates in any form Absolutely harm
less; child can use it aS we'll as an
adult. For further particulars write
Swanson Rheumatic Cure Co., 100 Lake
street, Chicago.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1900-04-05

In that sleeping scene in the new
play they say the actress actually falls
asleep" said the manager,
Did you see her2"
No really, didn't" replied a first
nlghter; ito tell the truth, was
asleep myself Workers Statesman.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1900-04-05
What DO the Children nrin'xp

Don't give them tea or coffee. Have
Won tried the new food drink called
GRAIN-Of 1t is delicious aud uouri,h-
ing, and takes the place OF coffee The
more Grain-O yon give the children the
more health you distribute through their
systems Gran-O is made Of pure grains,
and when properly prepared tastes like
the choice grades Of coffee, but costs
about 4 as much All grocers sell it. 1Jc
and 2Jc.