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The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1900-08-09
FROM CLEVELAND.
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Correspondence Of The Big stone Gap 'oS'
ClrvrLASp. Va. Aug. 6.--Ieeis pros.
a.ti,.i,.d !, our town on Friday last
and proved yery satisfactory, except 10
few DRINKS, who it seemed were ".'"7
run the thing in a fashion 10 "" nv"
own vulgar tastes. and whose eho''S -
disorder we're nipped in the """ ~
prompt action OF Sheriff Sm'h anu
Buttery. The balloon ascension ~ n.y., ~
n. was complete in every respect "e
air shin .hoi up toward the heavens t"l
IA. ,erou,ut Looked as small as cOoihg
bate. -
man by the name of Horton was k'i'-
oil. literally beaten to death WITH rocSs
aud clubs. AT Swords Greek lie" ua!s
,ro I,v TAYLOR Horton and his two sons,
said to he near relations TO me "ulu''sd
man. We learn that Taylor norton ""I
one of the Laws have been caPtuteu ""u
lodged ~ iaii at Lebanon, but the o'"''
boy is still at large.
When so thiuk of the number OF men
Who have been slaughtered at o"o'u
creek during the last iew years 'he "ai
I ike name of that stream sounds prophetic
! We learn mat Louis" =
of FLOYD. who was thought to lie dying
few days ago of fever, is getting oe''er'
Leeman Sutherland, the seven years Ola
son of Sahauel Sutherland, OF Dexter, dieu
of tvphoAicver last week, and Sam nm
self 6astiren down with the same ie'er'
bat is now convalessent.
Two large LIVERY stables are being com
Melted in our town. Here is the place 10
get your horse power.
The wheat crop is about all ihreshed }"
this community. The yield IS satisiac
tory. The corn crop on up land was oau'y
injured by the drouth the first weeks !"
july. but since the copioas rains com
menced some DAYS ago wonderful I'M
proyement has cheered the farmer heaf'
Whit Mersey and Jack Skeeus were ar ar,
rested here last Friday by sherIh om'''
and held for old fines
We know an honorable and well-to-d'
family in our county, the father an .
mother of which have five children eaci
and when the children are counted alio
rethcr thew make exactly seven. VII
some correspondent please tell us through
the Posr how this can he. W. /. D.
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FROM CRAB ORCHARD,
NJ rhc rig Stone Cappos

Correspondence % The Zig Stone GAP Posi-.
Gran ORCHARD, Va, Aug. THE OAK
Grove Professionalism Baptist Church held
their monthly meeting here saturday and
sunday. Elders. f. NJ. Cooper and Ira
Hall preached very eloquent'y to large
and attentive audience Sunday. The
church elected the following delegates
viz. VIM. II II Clark, Z. NJ. Cooper, }. A.
p. Legg. NJ. II. Witt to attend the Three
Forks OF Poweils Valley Association to he
held at Indian Creek Church in Wise
county. "a, eommeqeiqpSS, ms trhfi5AGaiHn , bstqHg
9th, 25th and 10Th days of August, 1900.
The Interstate Investment Company is
prospecting again here and fixing to com
mence operations for the speedy develop
ment of their large coal field.
The Pardee company is still surveying
their large boundary Of coal lands, pur-
chased of G. Semp and others on the head
waters Of Glover Fork of Cumberland
River in Harlan county, Ky.
This Clover Fork Valley from Grail
Orchard, Va, to Harlan c. II. Ky, about
81 miles in length is the Champion coal
field now known in the t. S, containing
the largest, thickest and best veins Of
coal ever discovered anywhere. :
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ss,,nus.e Blood Invites Disease.
The Appalling Chinese PROB
lem.

Under this haed the Philadelphia Times
says;
If il he true. as has at last been an
nounced with apparent authority from
Pekiu, that the foreign ministers, or most
Of them. are alive and that they are held
AZ hostages by the Chinese government to
prevent the invasion of China by the allied
movers. We are dealing directly with the
Chinese government and not with Boxers
or insurgents.
This involves the mOmentous question
of war or peace, and President Mckinney
should at once summon congress, the sole
war-makiug power of the nation to define
the policy of the government and direct
the executive movements.
EWe must strip the Chinese problem OF
all hair-sDittng sophistries. 1t is no"
evident that we are dealing with the
Chinese government and not with ire
sponstble reyolutionists. We must have
onen.actual war with China or we must
have actual peace; and no more cruel
crime could he committed than to hasten
the advance Of an allied army upon Pehin
Il the face OF u declaration 'rom the
Chinese government that Americans and
other Foreigners are held as hostages
against invasion.
Another very grave question Is present
cd not only TO our government but 10 the
allied powers IT, hasty movement shall
be made upon Pekin with an allied army
of from 10. 600 to 30 Geo men, it Is quite
probable that the Chinese are now pre-
parcd TO meet that army with fully hve
tunes its number OF men, ana most oil
them as we'll equipped and trained ia wal
A. our own soldiers. We have thus TAR
not met any Chinese troops IN hattie "ho
have not been as we'll armed a. our troops
; and they fire with equal precision.
70 hastily move an army that could MT
exceed 20 900 men against Pekn, with
the now known resources OF the Chinese
ana the time tuey nave had fol concentra-
ton and organization, would he one OF
the hazardous experiments of modern
warfare, and tho chances would be largeI,
in favor of the utter destruction OF tb,
allied army.
The Chinese problem Is truly appalling
I in every aspect. and we must now meet D.
brayely, honestly aud lawfully. II we ate
dealing with the Chinese government, a
t nov seems reasonably certain, il is
question of war with the mast poPulou
b government Of the world, and it is ques
ton that the president OF the United
States has no authority to decide Tor him
self. 1t is his duty to summon cougres
and summon it at once, to save himsel
and the nation in the creates, peril tina
has confronted our tgee Institutions sine
the homhardment of Sumpter.
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In the Clerks Office of the Circuit court
of the county OF Wise, on the 10th day Of
July, 1900.
Geo. ". Jones, Plaintiff,
against In Ch'y.
james II. Childress ct al. Defis.
The object of this suit is to partition a
certain tract OF land situated ~ Wise Co..
Va, on the waters OF Guests River and
containing 80 acres more or less and be-
ing same land conveyed to James II.
Childress, ST., 10y Noah Bruce, said deed
recorded in Wise Co Court Clerks Office,
ID. Is. & p. 36J &c, aud 10 have laid OF to
plaintiff a 0ne-ninth interest in said land,
being amount purchased by him under
proceedings had in consolidated chanccry
uses OF Geo. A. Ewing, Admir-, vs.. j. Ii.
Childress and q. d. Utter VS. j. II. Chill
dress ct al. And an affidavit
having been made AND filed that
the efan!ant, J.. l.. Stair is not
a resident of the State OF Virginia, il
is dered that he do appear here within 10
days after due publication hereof, and do
what may he necessary TO protect his in
terest IN this suit. Aud il is further or
dered that copy hereof 10 published once
a week for four weeks ia The Big Stone
Gap Posr, and that copy be posted At the
front door of the court house OF this county
on the FIRST day OF the next term OF the
county court. A copy--Irste;
". T.. KILGoRE, Clerk.
By &. A. JOHNSON, d. Z.
A. NJ. VIcARs.l
K. L. Kilgore,l rf july ~
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The golfers purchased by the
United States during the Spanish
war, and which are now out Of COM
mission, are being reitted for service
in Chinese waters. Their use are
said to be made necessary by the alb
sence of United States naval base
in the vicinity of the trouble. Manila
is 1000 miles from Yaku, while some
of the other powers have bases within
striking distance. England has a
base at Wei-lIai- Wei and a coaling
station at Chefu; Russia has naval
base at Port Arthur, and Germany
one at Ksia Chaw. Besides, in case
of naval war, the ports Of China,
which in ordinary times are open for
the purchase of all ordinary supplies
and stores, would be closed. Freight
rates have already increased 80 FER
cent.
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remarkable Rescue.

Mrs. Michael Curtain, PIainileId' III,
makes the statement, that she caught
cold. which settled on her lungs; she was
treated for month by her family physi-
clan, but grew worse. lie told her she
was a hopicss victim Of consumption ana
tIat no medicine could cure her. Her
druggist suggested DR.. Kings New DIS
cnyeTy fer Consumption; she bought a
bottle and TO her delight found herse',
benefited from first dose. She continued
its use and after taking six bottles, found
herself sound and we'll; now does her own
housework, and is as well az she ever was.
Free trial bottles of this Great discovery
at J. W. Kelly's drug store. Only 'o Gems
and 81. every bottle guaranteed
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The Alaska miners are said to
have protested to President Mckinley
against the boundary as delimited by
the international surveyors under the
modus vivendi with Great Britain on
the subject, alleging that it throws
into Canada a large tract of valuable
mining territory which has always
been held to be American. State
Department officers say in reply that
the present boundary is only temper
AIRY, and has been laid down merely
to prevent the danger Of conflict be-
tween the two nations. 1t was fixed
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A CARD.
TO THE CITIZENS OF TOM .
CREEK. VIRGINIA.:

n
CREEK, VIRGINIA.:
1t is the intention of this art icle
to explain through this medium to-
those who have not been acquainted
with the reason,why | resigned my
position in last month as physician
for the Va. Iron, Coal & Coke Co.,
at that place.
DIR. Tompkins, the other physician
at that place was taken sick about
July %, and went home, leaving
Drs. Wolfe and Dlngus. OF Coeburn,
to do his work. At that time, and
for two months previous, had had
more work than any physician is
supposed to do, protecting himself
as we'll as his patients, for l was
rushed night and day, accidents hap
pening in their usual order, requiring
great deal of surgical work and al
ter attention.
But Typhoid Fever came IN v'o-
lent epidemic about July 10, new
cases daily swelling the list, until 1t
was actually impossible to give my
patients the proper attention. then
asked Mr.. Ludwig. Supt. of the Com
pany at that place, for other assist
ance. which never came until few
DAYS after | had rendered my resig-
nation which was forced upon me by
nv health and strength failing in the
very extreme, for it was impossible
to get more than two or three hours
sleep, and even that was not without
much interruption. This went on
until DR.. Fuqua, of Radiord, came to
relieve me Aug. |. / was then very
sick, but to treat my patients right
as we'll as to show my successor Pro
fessional courtesy, | accompanied
him showing him all my patients
returning very sick and tired. Mex
day (Aug. y was still very sick
but i told DR.. Fuqua that woul'
relieve him of a few patients, IN
: tending to treat them after that day
as my own private patients, since
that was my last days work tor th'
Company but when | had seen onl;
a few sick ones, again my strength
failed me.
Returning to my room totally eX
hausted, | took my bed and kept J
until next day when | left on lilS
= train for home. Unjust not however
neglect to state that my mother wa
g sick at home, and | had already re
,, ceived a letter and a telegram mes
sage asking me to come home, an
} we all know how that strikes rs.
Had | been a well man and m
. mother we'll too, | would have stal
and treated select namber
:. wHy"Gtt tie other, ri irrespective of m
resignation and the acceptance
" same from Mr.. Ludwig.
= True, was working for a yer
y small salary, and had ask for a rals'
9 but was disappointed, yet, all tn
= would not have debarred me irol
;, ministeling to the sick had | bee
- able to serve them, or not wanted b
i my mother at home.
y On coming home and finding IN
/, mothers condition not very serloR
:, and taking a few days rest, al
I. pleased to state that am again O
:, my feet, and in fair chance of con
"a plete recovery.
~ With due respect to the Va. /.
& G.. Co. and the citizens of Tom
a Creek, Va, | am,
~ Yours very sincerely,
I" Geo. w. Young, NJ. D
= Dryden, Va, Aug. 6, 1900.
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by drawing line on the best obtain
able way between certain gwen
points. 1t was supposed that jhe
region where the protest has arisen
would fall on the American side OF
the boundary. That it has not done
90 ;s due TO the fact that the maps
Of that country are largely guess
work.
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TINS government has arranged TO
nrovide the American soldiers IN the
field in China with regular poS'a'
service similar to that in operation
during the Spanish war. Mails Tor
the troops in the Chinese service as
we'll as from there, will be promptly
forwarded, and the American soldiers
will also have the benefit of the do
nestle postage rate of two cents all
ounce instead of five cents hall
ounce.
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of the County of Wise on the 10th day OF
July, 1900.
Jemima Davidson, Plaintiff,
against In Ch'y
lessee Beam ct al, Defendants
The object of this suit ia to subject a
tract OF land in tue town Of Tacoma, Wise
county, Va, containing about u acres and
heing same land conveyed by Il. /. Bruce
and wife to NJ. j. Miller and Maggie Wat
son by deed recorded in Wise County
Court Clerks Office, ID. i. ii p 232, to the
payment Of Judgment in tayorOt plaintiff
against jesse Beam for S4OO.lJ with IN
terest from Jan. (, 1893. and $3.50 cost
and cost Of this suit And an affidavit
having been made and filed that the de-
PENDANT, Maggie Watson, is not resident
Of the State of Virginia, it ~ ordered that
she do appear here within 10 days after
due publication hereof, and do what may
be necessary to project her interest ~
this suit. And il is further ordered that
a copy hereof lie published once "A week
for four weeks in the Big Stone Gap Posi-
and that copy he posted at the front
door OF the court house OF this county on
the first day OF the next term Of the
County Court.
A copy-resie
". +. kILG0RE, Clerk.
By G. y. Johnson, d. c.
KILGoRE 4 KlLGoGE, P. q. juIyl9 1872
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in the formation OF the permanent
government.
Secretary Root has, on protest
made by Gen. Miles, ordered that the
cootract for the new three-inch held
guns. be held up until after the tests
which are to be made at Sandy HOOK
n. Y, August %.
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A PROMINENT business man oil Dig
Stone Gap asked us to state IN 'n, Il.
weeks issue of the Posi- that II
Brvan was elected President he ex-
pected to apply for the post-Oflice at
this place and if he was successful IN
getting it, he would open the office
with a silver key every morning at
o'clock.
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New Hotel.

The new hotel at Appalachia has
been rented by w. NJ. Gentry, who
will run it as near up to date as pos
sible. Travelling pnblic solicited.
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JupcE RnEA will speak at Wise on
the issues of the campaign Monday
August 9th, at | p. m.
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The Richmond correspondent OF

THE Richmond correspondent OF
the Norfolk Ijrginioa-Pitot says:
State Chairman j. Taylor Ellyson
has decided to call the democratic
committee together about the 10Th Of
August to make plans for the cam
paign. The work of his committee
will be comparatively light this year,
since there is every indication OF the
greatest harmony prevailing in near
" all the districts Of the state, and
there seems every reason TO believe
that Virginia is sOlidly democratic.
Little trouble is anticipated so far as
the presidential ticket is concerned.
Bryan will sweep the state and his
majority will no doubt be a large one.
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The above rates are for standing anvert'se-
ments only.
w-LocAL ADVERTISEMENTS will be charg-
ed for at the rate Of cents per line lot eS'"
insertion.
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The report of General BrlStow'
who recently returned from making
an investigation Of the Cuban frauds
has been made public. 1t accuses
Director. General Rathbone OF gross
carelessness. of drawing a fraudulent
salary and of paying his personal
expenses and debts out of the CUBA"
nostal funds. His case has been re-
ferred to the War Department iol
action. Mr.. Blistow places Neeley s
embezzlement at about $3.50, 600.
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..A~grGogE o.. IR,QQGtQ lIcsaap1 TRACE a!.
ed States has been in control gives
the total value of imports during that
period as $l5, 905,S93 exports as
$l3,S2S,275. OF the latter S., l54,-
1913 worth of merchandise was adj
mitted free of duty. OF the imports
into Porto RIGA the United States
leads with $6,62l ,2l3 and Spain fol-
lows with $3,224,3l6. The United
States also leads in the export trade,
having taken $4,225,5 $50 worth OF
Porto Rican goods. Frame was the
next best customer, with $2,99O.37l.
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ORDER OF PUBLICATIONS.

In the Clerks Office Of the Circuit Court
of the County of Wise on the 10Th day OF
July, 1900.
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ORDER OF PUBLICATION

In the Clerks Office of the Circuit court
of the county OF Wise, on the 10th day Of
July, 1900.
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work.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-08-19

dead judge in so prominent journal at
once aroused Mrs. Maybrick's friends,
Dr. Clark Bell, of New York. secretary
and former president of the Medico Lee
gal society, her counsel, hurried to Lon
don from Paris yesterday and had long
consultation with the United States am.
bassador, Mr.. Joseph H. Choate. who
is keenly interested and 1t Is understood
has promised to renew his efforts to Sc
cure the prisoners release.
To representative of the Associated
Press. DR.. Bell said
This is remarkable attack It comes
from no friend of Mrs. Maybrick It is
a great injustice to Lord Russell. Every
sador in England since Mrs. Maybricl1s
conviction. knows Lord Russell had abso-
lutte confidence in her innocence.
LORD MoWBRAY WANTS TT.
Lord Mowbray's claim. to the earldom
of Norfolk, held by the Duke of Norfolk
rests Oh the fact that he is descended
from the feminine line of the duke $
family, which is nearer in blood to the
original ancestor than the male line, from
which the duke is descended. The claim
ant holds the haronetcy of Mowbray and
Seagrave On precisely similar tenure
Lord Mowbray is the head Of one OF the
five oldest families In England, one Of the
titles dating back to 1888.
ROBERTS IS A CHURCHMAN
Lord Roberts has settled the con-
troversy il. the religious papers as to
the determination to which he belongs
(the strict Baptists especially claiming
hin), by writing to correspondent that
he belongs to the Church Of England,
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-08-19
CAMPAIGN POETRY.

The campaign poets are beginning to
be heard in the land despite the fact
that Mckinley, Roosevelt, Bryan and
Stevenson are all hard names to use for
rhyming purposes.
John baltimore, of Fox Lake, To-, has
favored US with these lines, which, as
the critics would say, seem to strike a
new chord in American poetry:
Flags are flynn
High for Bryan
And Adlai Stevenson, too;
But Mr.. Nick.
And Theodore they
Are feeling pretty blue.
To shout for Bib and Teddy
I always will be ready;
But not for Bill and Adlai.
Although they need it badly.
These lines are furnished by the Perry
Vile (Minn.) Standard:
Oh, the babies ali are cryin'
Aloud for Billy Bryan
Not for the other Billy,
Because they amt so silly.
The Ballester (N1ich) Democrats poet
They've taken down
The name of TOwne
And put up that of Adlai,
And you'll agree,
1t seems to me-
They might have done more badly.
The MontviIle (Ohio) Free Press sums
up the situation in this way:
The Bills are running at the head.
And after them come Ad and Ted
While Debs and Barker in the rear
With Woolley and the rest appear
This gem is sent to us by Lulu r.
Mitchell, of La Sale, H.:
I'll shout for Bill Mckinley
Until my lungs are raw.
For he's bound to be the winner,
AS ali the world must knoWl
Let Bryan do his Boosting
Before election day,
Because We'll bury silver
Again, next fall, to stay.
AS reply to the foregoing we present
these lines from Henry w. Panford, OF
Fort Wayne. Ind:
The Lily of Nebraska
Is the candidate for me.
There never was a champion
More chiYalrous than he!
McKinfey's reign Is over and
His star Is growing dim
How can We trust our fate with such
An autocrat him?
Chicago Times-Herald.
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NEW FRENCH INVENTIONS
TEXAS FEVER IN CATTLE CAN HE
CURED BY INOCULATION
PROCESS
REGE1NE E, Y FOUL AIR
NJ. Desgres' New BiOxide of Sodium
Method Highly Thought OF by
Observation-Disclosures Oars
men in Paris.

Copyright, 1860. by the Associated Press.
- PARIS, Aug. ia discovery of mo-
ment and much interest to thousands who
lose yearly. owing to the cattle pest, mas
been the discovery of medicine by NJ. Lin
Ter. enc of the leading scientists on veteri-
nary subjects, who claims to be able to
protect animals from Texas fever, the
worst form of parasite, producing the
disease in serum from animals which
have been previously attacked, thus at
tenuaung Its virulence, and In using a
virus with which to vaccinate and pro-
feet against the fever.
Another discovery of much moment is
that of MN. DesgPes and Baithair, of the
Academy of Sciences 1t is a process of
regenerating air, and is based upon the
action Of bioxide of sodium, which, when
decomposing, gives, off oxygen, at the
same time absorbing carbonic acid gas,
thus providing pure air and removing the
vitiating agent The discovery Is of great
value, especially to submarine boat crews
and others whose business Is conducted
in vile atmosphere, such as miners, fire
men, etc.
The strike of the. cabmen, which 1t was
thought would be ended by the interven-
ton OF NJ. Waldeck- Rousseau, the pre-
mier. to whom the drivers appealed to
act as mediator. still continues. NJ Wal
deck Rousseau willingly agreed to as
sumo the responsibility, but on condition
that both sides. to the dispute should
abide by his decision. This the companies
declined to do. There are 1000 strikers,
though the inconyenice to the public has
not been noticeable.
The tours and Fights of the Vesper Boat
club, of Philadelphia, are seen daily on
the Seine, working hard in preparing for
the regatta, which is fixed for Aug Is.
United States Commissioner General to
the Exposition Ferdinand w. Peck was
the author OF an international courtesy
which Is highly appreciated. He was re-
cefYed at the foreign office. and there.
after brief formaiities, presented to NJ.
Delcasse, the minister of foreign affairs.
a souvenir commemorative of the accord
between the two nations and token of
gratitude for the attitude OF the French
officers toward the commission.
The national pavilion is now utilized for
concerts given three days each week, for
which American artists make up the pro-
gramIne. The public attends without
cards. the innovation being highly appre-
ciated by visiting Americans.