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The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1902-10-09

II the big corn crop that was TO
knock the high price from beef does
not get in its work before the coal
man get. in his bills. the sos every
man is supposed 70 have in bank will
soon look more ike thirty-een'
stamp with the gum licked on, says
the Richmond Times.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1902-10-09
PROPOSED NEW
COAL CARRIER
story from Biuefield About
What May be Expected.

What May be expected.
B1rrriELp, ". Va. Oct. 2.-In
one Of the old Railroad guides is
map Of tbs Cincinnati. Portsmouth
and Virginia Railroad. aud Ohio
River and Chesapeake Railway. The
connection OF these two lines, or parts
OF them. at lesst--which would make I
the shortest coal line both TO the 4
seaboard and Western markets. seems
at last to be accomplished for the I
South and Western Railroad will ex-
tend the old Ohio River and Charles
ton from the coal fields Of Southwest !
Virgins 90 a connection with the
Seaboard Air Line at Linc0lnton.
INC. Samuel Hunt is president Of
the Detroit Southern and the Ohio
River and Charleston An agree
ment has been entered into between
the Seaboard and the syndicate build
/ ing the South and Western for an
interchange Of traffic The new road.
Iif tits extended 70 connect with the
Detroit southern. as contemplated.
will give direct route from the
Great Lakes TO the South. The De
iroit southern operates from Detroit
20 Wellsion. Ohio, via Lima. ai3
.'. ,as - ,rf. 1i.;. NJ,
land Charleston Road was originally
the Tennessee section of the Charics-
TON. Cincinnati and Chicago project.
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81 |It s. n,ler.too5 ,l,ttb. COAL ninia
"a nam ,f tiio .ntorrri.e ,,i.l Do handle
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1902-10-09

TnE Mobile Register says the Re-
puhlicAns in Alsbsms viii not let the
negro ride even in their "Jim Crow"
ears. to say no,hipg of the bsnd
wagon.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1902-10-09

Tar submarine cable. 10 be laid
between the United States sni
Hawaii has. Seen made ia England
and loaded on the cable steamer
siltersown, which hiss started on ,s-
Long voyage % Ssn Frsneisco. 60
besin laying the cable The Silver
to~n Is expected 10 reach ssn frau.
cisco early 10 December. The cable
Is woond around three spoois. each
thirty feet Ia diameter. its total
leagsh is 2,fis miles. The straads
are one 10 sbree inches thick. snd
tie weight q The cable il 10000 tens
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1902-10-09

Msssoun, is one Of the grcss corn
producing States. Her yield this
year Is estimated st soc. ooe.o 600
bushels,
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1902-10-09

PNlADrLrrA finds at the opening
Of the school year that ii has $3.50
more pupils than /, has school &C
eommodations Tor, and viii be forced.
therefore. TO put 1880 pupils on
half time. The board Of education
ha, been authorized TO expend for
new school houses 100000, but
cannot make these available this year.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1902-10-09

CouuissioSru 81 Internal Revenue
lcarlo. has in possession distillery
outfit recently captured in Georgia
which was carried by mooushine'
in "a large vaGse. The still was a
gallon one The mash was carried iu
bottles 10 few minutes tho man
could SEE mp bis apparatus and supply
the Thirsty.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1902-10-09
h. m.,l, some profitable trades.

Experience has shown that there
is no better nor safer investment
than in the coal iaais Of this section.
"a T0AvElEr.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1902-10-09

rurrs nosrns. y
RATS 90 ADvssrtsISe.
5
~ ros ssos NOS ,
4 columu sloaoo $50. 100 SIS 90
Al 1900 1890 $500
= 81 90 $500 1900
! 1900 $50 500
II. above rates ar, 'sr standing advertise
ueu,s'oniy.
r~focsL ApvEnrIsENrSrs viii De- charr-
"a for 81 me rate % cents per hus Tor each
inser,ios.
Polrics j. about che quietest thing
yen find in this part Of the country
IRE ~i-e nan never judges "a poe
liticai situstiou by the length Of the
torchlighi procession.
Tar world will never Be- quite as
bsd a. some people thiak 81 is. mon e-
good ss they think 30 ought Co. De-.
= "' y '''.' " -
promise. 60 be she srauie.t exposition /
the world has over seen.
r,,n tho .t.,ie- ab.ut John ~
Gates are true. boss doe- ii harpon
,h, snvbs5v else la. any monc,a
Az exchange -'l' ''' ''''' '''
a'"ays seems 'o soy goo iis"' '''.-
truth
--,
"
Ba Sr.>r Du D.. growing rapidly.
aud rs nov eaai mime. afe opened .I
aud new coke plants erected iu Wise
County. this l.acr wiIl a.-o Del ma-
hA'.I'I ' O. p' '''' i'''''.'
the SCUM az NJ '.'.'n ''''- ''
p''y ""''" ".. i'''"''' '''
an" 'i "N',' '
" re''''n'
N.v 81 v,...r.l, s... not SEQ,
taking il.,n.. v.h h, ~ar bod
sri... atv.rI, .r..... t.r..
hera3... ID .ar U.m.,-. t..rr
which es-usar .,r...r.It. Ia,t
saw. tho s.
lris almost Hi's.i0.r .'f'ni
dwelling m ie stone 'al ai 'H'
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1902-10-09

paqy will be in this city. on the Vir-
ginia side.
PURPOSE or COMPANY.
The purpose Of the company as de-
tailed in the charter. is to mine.
quarry and prepare for market. and
buy and sell and otherwise acquire
and Oppose Of coal. iron. rock. stone.
clay and all mineral. metals and
lumber. and 20 manufacture. sell and
otherwise dispose Of all articles made
from coal minerals. metals. wood.
clay. stone. etc.
The capital stock Of the company
is Co be not less than SlO0, 600 nor
more than SlO.000.0OO The stock
will be divided into shares Of 500
each
The company proposes 20 hold real
estate not exceeding a million acres
aud 90 lease other lands and mineral
rights.
rHr cHiEr BUSINESS.
The chief business of the company
vill De mining COAL iron. zinc an,
other minerals, making coke, etc
This company viii own and con
troll valuable coal properties iu South
west Virginia bristol Courier.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1902-10-09

Tar world will never be- quite as
bad As some people think 1t is. uor '-
good as they think BE- ought o. De-.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1902-10-09

Pomric. is about ,he quietesi thing
yon find in this part Of the country.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1902-10-09

As exchange says tho email boy
always seems o. soy tie iislt thing
az che night time. which i- ahout the
truth
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1902-10-09

paqy will be in this city. on the vir
ginia side.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-07-29
THE GRAVEYARD REGIMENT.

In connection with the survivors of
the "Graybeard" regiment recently
mentioned in the Courier the following
ITO the Journal:
'On the first page of the Journal,
under head line Iowa War Veteran
Dies you state that Alexander Nc
Daraugh, probably last survivor of
Thirty-seyenth Iowa, or 'Graybeard'
regiment, died July at 403 Eleventh
street, Kansas city. There are probab-
ly number of survivors of that regi-
ment. There is at least one in this
city. c. s. Jennings, mustered in as pri-
vate, later elected first lieutenant of
Company D, for time in command of
company while holding commission as
first lieutenant, and later commission
ed captain of Company D, and served
as such till the muster out of the COM
pany, is living in this city, upwards of
so years of age, in fair health and pos
sessed OF all his faculties in good vigor,
except failing sight. Captain Jennings
was delegate to the first republican
state convention in Iowa, also helped
to nominate Governor Kirkwood, was
in active work for many years in Meth
odist Episcopal church ministry in
Iowa, was Fourth of July orator before
an immense audience in ST. Louis DUR
ing the civil war, while his company
was stationed there. Tor many years
he has lived at Pittsburg, Kas., and for
the last two years in this city. f. p.
"Eldorado Springs, Mo-, July 5, 1902
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-07-29
MR. REEsE,s CANDIDACY.

John p Reese of Abba, president of
the United Mine Workers of America
of District 13, is an announced candi-
date for the democratic nomination for
congress in the sixth district. He will
undoubtedly be the nominee of the
democratic congressional convention
for two reasons. First, the democracy
has been sorely pressed to find can
didate who would stand for the nomi-
nation against Major Lacey. Second,
there is a forlorn hope on the part of
some of the democratic leaders that a
man like John P. Reese can carry a
sufficient personal following to over
come the 1000 republican majority in
the sixth district.
AS labor leader, Mr.. Reese has the
respect of the public and the conf
dence of his constituents. But as a
candidate for congress on the demo-
cratic ticket, that's very different
matter. Certainly there is nothing in
Mr.. Reese's proposed candidacy to
worry the republicans Of the sixth dis
trict. Hence any discussion Of the
matter can safely be postponed till af-
ter the nomination is made.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-07-29
CONGRESSMAN LACEY.
(Des Moines Capital.)

| The Hon. John F. Lacey was nomi-
mated for the eighth time at Newton
yesterday to represent the Sixth Iowa
district in the national congress. The
nomination was by reclamation.
Months ago there were rumors of op-
position from ambitious sources, but
ut became apparent that the present
nominee would have clear sailing.
Eulogy of Congressman Lacey or ex-
tended comment upon the record
which he has made would seem to
super1uous. He is one Of the men
who have brought prestige to the
state Of Iowa and have accordingly
honored their constituents. A brave
soldier and a splendid lawyer, he has
had the equipment with which to show
himself capable Of doing things. He
is known as one of the most indefati-
gable workers in congress. He has
taken an important part in shaping
the legislation of congress for four
teen years and is the author Of many
of the best and most humane laws
which have been enacted during that
time. The Lacey bird law is worthy
indication of the trend Of Congress.
man Lacey's mind. His legal know
ledge has also been of great value to
the important land committee with
which he has been connected
The Sixth district has served it's
own best interests in unanimously de.
Gliding to keep Congressman Lacey at
his present post of duty. May he con-
tinue to have the health and strength
with which to do the work.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-07-29
FOUND IN THE TALL GRASS.

The bulletin has been issued by the
census office giving statistics Of the
manufacture Of clothing-men's, wo-
mems and children's-in factories in
the United States. The report places
the number of establishments in which
such clothing is made at 4S.497, with a
capital of 1884 ,969,634 The value of
products Is returned at 1854 $40.
There were 506,309 wage earners who
were paid s186. 1876 ,56e; S83, BAPTIST was
expended for miscellaneous expenses,
and $423,676,S20 for materials used
The bulletin contains the following re-
garding the Sweating" system: "The
sweating system is made possible
through the unlimited over supply of
cheap labor, created by the hordes of
illiterate persons who immgrate to this
country and who on their arrival are
not fit for any work which requires
skill. Coming here without means of
subsistence, they naturally drift into
work which requires no previous ex-
perience and no knowledge of the Ian
guage. Formerly it required several
years to learn the trade. but under the
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-07-29
THE ANTHRACITE STRIKE.

The miners of keb have responded
quickly and well to the fund that is to
furnish relief to their fellow laborers
who are now unemployed owing to the
great anthracite coal strike that has
been in progress for several months.
Keb is only one of many places that
have responded to the call for $3.50, 900.
There is no question but that new
lease of life has been given the an
thracite miners by the aid which they
are now receiving from their brothers
in the west. With the S250000 given
by the bituminous miners and $3.50, 900
more which President Mitchell expects
70 obtain from another source the min
ers expect to gain the victory.
Whether or not they will be able to
do SO remains to be seen. One half mil
lion dollars will last the miners but
three or four weeks at the farthest.
The conduct of the bituminous min
ers has been commendable both in
their actions at Indianapolis and by
the ready response to the call for as
sistance from their brothers in the
east. They have gained much SYM
pathy and the coal operators of the
east must and do realize thatspublic
sympathy is great factor in the set
Element of labor questions.
Walter Wellman is perhaps the
best informed man in the United
States in regard to the present diff
Guilty. He is impartial. a brilliant man
and of sound Judgment. He believes
that the endorsement of President
Mitchell's plan has STRENGTHENED won
derfully the cause of miners.
Whether or not they be able to
win their fight, time alone will tell. 1t
is hard thing to fight money, and that
is what the union is compelled to do.
Today there is but little sign of a set
Element, but it is to be hoped that for
the interest of both miners and oper-
ators and for the interest of the entire
United States that the end may come
speedily.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-07-29
THE BUSINESS OUTLOOK.

Business in the United States has
been good and during the past week
there were two events that made bust
ness affairs for the future look much
brighter and more promising.
The settlement of the Chicago
freight handlers strike was one and
the action of the coal miners in refus-
ing to declare general strike, is the
other. 1t is self evident that either
one of these strikes, had the struggle
been long continued, would have af-
fected almost every branch of indus
try. At the beginning of the week the
outlook was gloomy; at its close every
thing was adjusted and the prospects
for successful business were never
more promising. Crops are uniformly
good and the railroads are preparing
for an unusual heavy fall and winter
business in moving the great corn crop
which from present indications will
be a record breaker.
Wall street, according to the late
reports, has been having the heaviest
trading for long time. Manufacture
ers are prosperous, many of them hay
ing already sold the future output of
their mills for months to come.
To sum it all up, the United States
has been and is now successful in ev-
cry way and the outlook for the flu
ture is highly encouraging, despite the
losses and interruption due to labor
disturbances.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-07-29
George Gray Barnard, the sculptor,

George Gray Barnard, the sculptor,
was born in Pennsylvania, but may
properly be claimed as an Iowan
through his long residence in Musca-
tine, where he first began to show his
remarkable talent Another great
honor has come to Mr.. Barnard. The
Pennsylvania capitol commission, at
the request of the architect of the
building, has unanimously voted to en-
trust all the sculpture on the great ed
ifice to Mr.. Bernard. This is one of
the largest commissions ever given
an American sculptor. The import.
ance of the decorations may be guag-
ed from the fact that the sum of $780,
900 is to be allowed for the sculpture
and $150,000 for the wall paintings.
The total allowance for the new cap
itol building was over s4,000,O00. The
structure is already partially built.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-07-29

for the miners but had secured the re-
leas of an officer of the miners I'm
ion from the Sixth district who had
been convicted Of an alleged violation
OF an Injunction In Virginia. Could
M. Reese do more than this, if he
We're elected, or could he do as much.
representing as he would a minority in
congress and without influence in the
national administration More than
this: He would find that Grosvenor' s
antl-injunction measure has already
passed the house, that Mr.. Lacey vot-
ed for it and the bill is now pending in
the senate! Could Mr.. Reese have
done more than this, if he had been in
congress?
Oldtime democratic leaders have been
thrust aside to give place to fusionists
and renegade republicans, and whilst
the republican party has no reason to
complain on account of thus securing
easy victories, yet straight contest
between the two old parties would be
more healthful condition of public
affairs and far more respectable for
the minority.
Those who still adhere to the prin-
ciples Of their party and are unwilling
to be bought, sold and delivered now
into the hands Of socialism, will not
feel any special enthusiasm over the
nomination of John P. Reese.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-07-29
IMMIGRATION INCREASING.

The bureau of statictics has just
published some interesting figures con-
corning the number of immigrants that
come into this country. Almost every
west-bound Burlington train has on
board party of immigrants that are
bound for the west. Few people real
ize, however, the great number that
come into this country every year. 1t
is also fact worth noticing that there
We're l60.S25 more immigrants receiv.
ed in this country during the year end
ing June 80 than came during the pre-
ceding year. The greater part of this
increase came from Austria-H Hungary
and Italy. These two countries alone
sent over quarter of million people
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-07-29
IowA's ART EXHIBIT.

Iowa is going to be well represented
at the Worlds Fair There has been
considerable speculation as to Just
what would be the nature of the ey.
hibit. 1t now seems that Iowa's agri-
cultural advantages will be the center
of attraction, but our state is to be
represented in other ways also. This
policy will meet with the approval OF
the people. Hon. L. A. Palmer of Mt
Pleasant, who is one of the World
Fair commissioners, in speaking of the
art exhibit, says:
eve are planning an art ex
hibit that will do credit to the
state. The commission has tacitl,
endorsed the idea of showing there in
large pictures the state buildings, the
state institution buildings and all OF
the school houses of the state. There
should be room on the walls OF the
Iowa building if it is properly con
structed to accommodate such a col
lection. This will show the great edu
cational advantages of the state. Such
display could we'll be used to con-
trast the early days with the present
showing the tremendous development
of the state and it's possibilities.
Take the home for instance. Let
us trace the Queen Anne cottage that
graces most Of the farms of Iowa to.
day with the log house of the prim.
tive time, that primitive time being
but half century away The barns,
too, would well illustrate the advance
in Iowa animal husbandry, the straw
matched affair OF fifty years ago hav-
ing been replaced by the elegant ant
magnificent buildings scientifically
constructed which enhance the, value
of Iowa farms today"
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-07-29
MR.. REEsE,s MISTAKEN IDEA.

Davenport Times: Now that John
P. Reese has agreed to become a can
didate for the congressional honors in
the Sixth district of Iowa, it will be
the painful duty of Major Lacey to
show him that he has mistaken idea
of his pull with the miners. Mr.. Reese
is great executive officer for the
miners. But this is one thing AS a
representative of the democratic par.
ty he is taking up lost cause in that
district. The people remember the ex.
cellent work which the Hon. Fred
White didn't do for them People
want a candidate who represents g
party with the right kind of hickory
back in the past Major Lacey has
been one of the conspicuous leaders in
the house and has accomplished great
things for the Sixth district. He will
be returned
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-07-29
LaFolIette Machine.

Gov. LaFollette of Wisconsin is Of
ten spoken of as reformer, but the
Des Moines Capital points out that he
is not a reformer of the Roosevelt or
der. Mr.. Roosevelt, the Capital says,
has been unselfish, has never had an
organization or machine and has
none today in his own state, and has
never done anything for revenge or to
punish anyone. Gov. LaFollette, on
the contrary, has organized an invinci-
Bile machine in Wisconsin to strike
down everybody who is not for him
regardless of the fitness and Qualifica-
tions of men. HE appoints none but
LaFollette men to Office" the Capital
continues. He has strong LaFol-
lette machine to which everything else
must be subordinated. If Spooner gets
another term Tin the senate) it will be
by consent of LaFollette, though
Spooner is one of the great men of the
nation"
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-07-29
An Entreatinu TaIe.

Miss Ellen M. Stone has lectured at
Waterloo, and the Courier of that
town, testifies to the simple, dramatic
eloquence of the story she tells OF her
sufferings while in captivity last year.
Yet it thinks Miss Stones recital
leaves something to be desired. when
it is all told" says the Courier, "it is
but the recital of a chapter of a novel
built on foundation of brigardage.
There is nothing in it to cause anyone
to think; nothing Of special benefit
more than would come from the read
ing of a chapter of George Horizons "A
Fair Brigand' or many another work
of fiction. It is simply an enhancing
tale we'll told"
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-07-29
Tariff Situation.

The Carroll Herald thinks the pres
ent discussion over the tariff plank of
the platform will amount to nothing,
so far as practical results are concern
ed. 1t points out that the congression-
al conventions have made no test OF
the matter, and concludes that very
little of principle is involved. ut
seems to us to have reduced itself to
a controversy between the newspapers
leading the debate" says the Herald.
'If tariff reform is Endorsed one set
will come out ahead If it is ignored
the other side will beat. Incidentally,
it is test of the standing of the gov
ernor with the party"
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-07-29
FARMERS DOING WELL

1t has been but few years since the
down trodden farmer was the sub.
ject of notice in certain political plat.
forms and was an object of great pity
as pictured by the stump speaker
Paul Morton, vice-president of the
Santa Fe railway says that the farm.
ers will soon be the richest people in
the country, taken as class, and that
the Mississippi valley farmer will be
the richest in the world. The farmer
hasn't been so badly tramped on af.
ter all.