The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1903-03-19
INTERESTING EVENTS



TIE American Seealsx Machine CO
mas been organized With = eaplfsi nf
$4,000 600 4 number Of fmpleucas
concerns have been absorbed.
The caribean squadron. undsr com
nand Of Adm. coxaian. has been or
dered 70 Honduras. where the resolo
ton Is assuming seriously propofucr<.
70 protect American interests
w.tN a cro~d Of women waving
good -bys. Niss Alice Roosevelt sailed
from New York sor Porto Rico en-
the Ceornc 20 visit Nizs Hunt. tarKh-
ter OF Gov Hunt. Of Porto Rico
Tho indoor athletic meet 20 BE sissa
under the management q the Indian
apoiss Y n G. A. Friday night. 81 In
dianapolis. will be the largest arair
Of the Kind ever held IN the west.
The fcod sltratson between ca
, ruthcrsviile. No. and Baton ROUGE
La. Is seriOus. The river - rising rap
Idly and Il xii se a little short ora
marvel u the levees hold the great vol
! ume Of water.
Anthony MeHugh. a freight con-
I ductor on the Lahlgh Valley railroad.
and James Kearney we're found on
, the main street OF Pfttston. Pa. bleed
; ing from guDshot wounds. Poth men
a we're on their way to work when they
n we're shot The shooting il my<
u terry.
Jacob Schoenhof. an authority on In
Is dustrial questions sEd an expert Ia
le tarln matters. who was q principal
n advisor OF the Cleveland adrsiuissra-
Y, ton OF the Wilson tariff bin and later
q Of the Mckinley administration on tho
n Dingisy bill died at his home in New
"A York. In his s6th year.
m J. Whitaker Wright. the Iondou
la promoter. who is accused % being
y concerned IN colossal frauds In con
ne nection with the organization in va
NJ. rious financial corporations. va. At
~ rested at New York on the arrival o
the French line steamer Ia Lorrafn'
IRE from Bavrc. The arrest was made ,,
re the request OF the London police.
ne Judge James +. HAZEL announce
~, that he had called a special sessio
,r,s OF the Cole county grand jury. for a
nit Investigation into the charges % a
q tempted bribery IN the MiSsouria lcxi
ion laturc Tho investigation will not onl
The cover text book legislation. but al n
ay proceedings OF both branches Of n
49, ~ legislature during the present sessio
'atv A body Of government troops VI
ced sent from MarEarita lsland March
Ella 10 attack the rebels AZ Carupan
Cni which during the blockade was taxi
Tor by them. Afte. three hours nghtii
80 .e tho government forces re-occupicd q
/, ~, town. recaptrring the guns q
Mausers and taking 50 prisoners.
pub. OF whom were wounded
sen. Murder for money. murder Tor ha
lerai murder for Illicit love. murder for
nate cial position. murder for mere roven
perhaps 81 murders in all. are revs
80 tions the police say are promised
No the Investigations now being made
ever TO the work Of -Dr" George Hooss
shall the gray-haired vocdoo Negro y
y Tor rs held AZ Philadelphia without
oeity for completely in the reported 4
taat der OF William r. Dame.
80 West Virginia coal operators
'meut asked TO meet the miners In cor
10 he enco az Huntington on March %
sena- the purpose os adjusting dinerei
curse and signing a scale for the con
h ref year prominent New river on
nHins tor. who spoke for all the opera
In that region. said; ~No New :
operators win be present at Hun
ton. The meeting IL for tho orgal
rreets tion Of the union and that the
river operators are not going TO
cece even " they have to shut
treas mines for 10 years"
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