The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1903-09-17
AT HOME AND ABROAD.


Rr. Adm Francis A. Cook. who CON-
nAnded the Brooklyn al Santiago. wss
retired after 20 years of service. on
his own application.
Five men. all OF East Jordan. Mich.
we're drowned la Pine Lake IN COT
Hsion between the steam yacht PIf
grin and a naphthA launch.
BY cave-ia at the Green Tree tua-
mel % the Wabash railroad In creen
Tree borough. near Pfttsburx one
man wa killed. two hurt and ten OF
twelve are missing
Mrs. George 8 Hatcher. Of wash
ingtoR. d. C.. corresponding secretary
Of the Daughters Of the American Rev
oiu,ion and promineu, cinh woman.
Is dead al The reaidence OF II {. Bac-
nard. Of Chicago.
Al the army maneuvers az West
Point ny. from September 20 to Oc-
toher rs regular troops and national
guards. infantry and artillery. from
Kentucky. Indiana. Michigan AMI Wis
c0usin. win participate.
Clarenee d. Hopper and Roy Bon
cher. sWitchmen of the Michigan Cen
trai railroad. we're Instantly killed by
en explosion of dynamite In a car in
the yards az West Bay City. Mich Two
trainmen were seriously injured
After mature consideration President
Roosevelt has abandoned the sugxes-
tion that congress he called into sx-
tTaordinary session In October Tho
session will be called for November ?.
which was the date tentatively nxed
some time ago.
Commissioner Richards. % the gen.
erai land once iasued statement
showing that approximately ss461.-
t3i was covered into the treasury TO
the credit % the reclamation fund from
the sales OF public lands and fees and
commissions In the various irrigation
states IN 1908.
After q Conference between the ON.
elais OF the marine ministry and ths
foreign once. Il has been decided to
send the cruiser Ia Touchs- rrrvIlie 20
. Turkish water. without waiting for
the other ships OF the French squad
ron ordered 70 be In readiness TO sail
FOR the Ievant
Charles u. Booth. % Engiewood y.
J. celebrated the I0oth anniversarv oe
his birth. and the Mutual life Insur-
snce Co. u New York sent him a
greeting, handsomely engrcsscd. con
graduating him on this event Mr.
Booth is the oldest pollcy-holder In
America. having paid premiums on his
policy for so years
King Edwards visit 20 Narianband
has had a remarkable eject on the
a4H
In fact. that there Is now famine
IN red neckues there Each day ths
king appeared on promenade with q
Gaming crimson scarf and all Marien-
band initiated the royal example
President l. r. Loree. OF the Balti-
more A Ohio Raiiroad Co. has planned
20 make virtually a new line out of
the system. Curves are % he eiimin.
ated. new lines built 70 do away with
a turtuous route and tunnels bored out
To DO this SO 900 900 has been &ppro
priated aud 70 finish the work Il VIA
take nearly 800 200 0oo more
The names OF those Indicted by ne
. federal grand jury a few days ago In
connection with postal frauds wer,
made public They are George W
Beavers, former chief Of the dlvssieE
of salaries and allowances. post one.
department. August W Mechen. Tor
mer general superintendent % the IRE.
delivery system. James W. Erwin
former post once Inspector. With head
quarters az San Francisco. George x
HuntinstoH and Isasc s. Mcclellan
both OF New York city. owners Of IN,
Columbia Supply Co. and Eugene .
Schebel. Of Toledo. o.