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The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1903-02-05

Il Is said that the largest check
ever made out was that OF Sal. l25.-
600 paid by China to England at
the close Of sheir war. Next 10 this
is enc Of J. P.Morgan's Of SIS. l21.-
0i6.67 a. payment to Mr. Carneeie
for certain railroad holdings.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1903-02-05

Tur power developed At Niagara
It presen, is worth s7,0o0,OeO per ,
.ear. This is figured at the rate
Of $40 per horse power year Tor
"a hours a day.
Ru..,A has s7.Sl9 miles Of rail-
way in operation. 4.9sl building by
the government and l.SS2 by the /
the Chinese railway company IN
addition 2.l9l miles are planned.
Twrxry light-draught war vessels /
will be present in st. Louis hsrbors, /
April so. 1908. At the dediestory ex-
ercises Of the Worlds Fair. IL will
be the lsrges, feet assembled in inland
water, since the Civil War.
TnE factory girls in Leeds, Eng
land. 80 to work in fashionable st
tire. That's nothing; in this country
cooks wear better clothes than their
mis,resses ard are no, distinguished
for going TO work.
AcconprSo to an English labor
paper more steel was used during the
past ten years in the manufacture OF
pens than in all the sword and gu'
factories Of the world. Verify, "th'
pen i mighticr than the sword
It Is said that the largest cheel
ever made out WAS that Of Sal, l29,
600 paid by China to England q
the close Of shcir war. Next 10 thi
is enc Of J. P.Morgan's Of S2S. l27
Oi6.67 A. payment to Mr. Carnegi
for certain railroad holdings.
A TREASURY official tells us OF
paper money, when soiled. earri
many germs, some OF dangerous d
eases. bot that it may be clean'
With little soap aud water. We
we'd like 90 say that we have Z
soap ard water.
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MoHk than 100000 Amerie
farmers nov have the benefit Of rui
fsee delivery. Last year the sys,'
cost the government about sax
900. There ATE about 1000
square miles yet 20 be covered a
this will require about 5000 70 2
Oee additional carriers.
"
ouR English cousins do not und
stand the gentle art Of taxsti
They have just raised the pric'
bread cent alosf. This win ca
no end Of trouble They oughi
have lishtened the loaf three OF
ouaeez. Mos, people worry '
little over what they dou't see.
srArgsrscs show that $50 d
aud their esrgoes are sunk on
average during every month Of
year. A submarine boat for WI
ins and saving the vslasble part
the ships and the csrgss has been
vented.
r-- - >------
AsTEn being idle more than
years. the West Fad farnse
Roanoke. one Of the largest pig
furascss il the South. vent ia
hl.ss On Monday Of last seek 40
sp~~a operations. TIE rsopsrt,
pasphassd several noashs ~
~ 11nAsanAiaas, TAo psoducx n
New-York tribune., 1903-04-18
" WICKEDLY FALSE
Continued from First Page.

a term of the lease, We are responsible for any
and all improvements that ought to be MADE
''In our reports to the State Railroad ConIIiiS-
sion we figured as our liabilities just the ma
bilities of this road and of others OF the sahle
character There nothing in our report 10
the commissioners which would show the actuat
assets and debts of the Eighth Avenue Ra1lroau
Company. This might have been an overslsht.
Mr. Little who was employed by us TO look over
our books and who did so and is doing so now,
with Mr.. Teale. who is employed by the DIS
trct Attorneys office, at once called our atlei-
ton to this fact. ,,.
I'VE have reported certain things as napll-
ties and in another part Of the State railroad
Commissions reports you Will nno that tne
Eighth Avenue Railroad Company reports It's
assets and liabilities Now their report of as
sets and liabilities, if balanced with the report
that we made concerning our nablhtleS III re-
gard to this line, would show no discrepancy
Asked how he could explain the discrepancy
which had been testified to by Mr- Anory anu
others. that one particular occasion the Me-
ropolitan Street Railway Company reported 10
the State Board of Railroad commissioners tnal
il had a cash balance on hand or more thah
$1,000 600, and that at the same time IL re-
ported TO the New York Stock Exchange that
its cash on hand only equalled S916OO0 he said:
That is very easy, when one is famillar with
the situation. At that time we had just taken
over the Third Avenue Railroad company, ana
II had a cash balance of about S4,ooO,OOO TO
be used for construction purposes OF course
we took this money and used II for that purpose
and when we made our report TO the state Kali
road Commissioners, included that In our
cash on hand When we made report to
the Stock Exchange an individual company
we only reported the cash on hand tnat was
actually in the possession or the metropolitan
Street Railway Company
New-York tribune., 1903-04-18
SUED FOR $25,250; GETS S4oo.
Verdict in Physicians Suit Against William
r. Clarkson Estate Executors.

In the action by DR.. John B. Acken. a phy ysciaii'
against Lewis V. F Randolph, and Alexander Sii-
hort executors of the estate Of William h Clark
SON to recover SIS $50 for professional services Oh
trial in the United States Circuit Court oelore
Judge Wallace, the jury yesterday returned vei
dict for 500. The plaintiff was COUSIN Oh MI
CIarkson and had received frequent hnancla1 aAu
from the latter. Mr.. Clarkson. who was LOT MANY
wears a member of the NeW-York Produce EN-
change founded the Jennie Clarkson home Ior
Children in memory OF his daughter. ano py MS
Will devoted his entire residuary estate. amounting
to several hundred thousand dollars to the use OIL
his widow and sister, Mrs Ayres, during thelr h'e0
and on their death to the endowment or that III
stitution The plaintiff represented by Lyman
A SpauIding and trial counsel for the oeIenoahIs
were Henry w. Sackett and John S. Durand.
witnesses for the defence testified that Dr. Acken
acted merely as a night nurse for Mr.. Clarkson. to
carry out the instructions Of DR.. Wlulam n:
Thomson and other attending physicians, ana lndI
bO had agreed with Mr.. and Mrs. ClarkSon 10 re
ceive pay for his services at the rate cruIIl ny
produced duplicate copies of an unsigned agree
ment between DR. Acken and Mr.. Clarkson, Whlcn
was proved to be in DIR. Acken's handwriting. IN
which Iatetr agreed to perform his services fo
s. day. IL,
At the close of trial Mrs. Ayres, the aged sis
of Mr.. Clarkson. attempted to denounee tne
plaintiff to the jury. This occurred aIter CoioheI
Sackett's summing up, In which he hao uWeit, as
sions he had made under Cross-examination. or
dividing equally between an attorney and hlInself
S25 900 of the $4,000 which belonged to Mrs. Ayres
a settlement of a portion OF the GARRISON estate
by the late General Swayne as counsel for Mrs
New-York tribune., 1903-04-18
CANNOT LEVY ON AsToR PROPERTY
Appellate Division Decides in Regard to
Tax on Mrs. Delano's Estate.

The Appellate Division Of the Supreme Court
yesterday handed down decision in the proceeding
TO levy a transfer tax certain property held by
the late Laura Astor Delano. The decision was
on an appeal from order OF the Surrogate de-
nying motion 10 dismiss proceedings brought to
levy an inheritance the property. The Ap-
pellate Division reverses that order. and directs
that the proceeding be dismissed. Justice OBrien
writes the opinion OF the court in which all con-
cur
Mrs Delano died on June l5 1902. leaving will.
Arthur Astor Carey Informed TO appear be-
fore the Surrogate His counsel held that the Sur
rogate had jurisdiction to him. nor as to
certain property mentioned in two deeds dated
September 90 1875. and September g. 1919, made by
William B Astor. giving TO his daughter Laura
Astor Delano, the testatrix. a power of appoint
inent. which she exercised in her VIII in favor OF
Arthur Astor Carey. Mrs. Delano bequeathed or
. appointed her nephew, Arthur AstOr Carey
the property conveyed IN the earlier deed. and also
00 OF the public debt OF the State Of Ohio being
proceeds Of the property conveyed in the later
deed, .n accordance with its terms
New-York tribune., 1903-04-18
MOSQUE LAMP SELLS FOR $1,000.
Mrs. Frank J. Gould Buys Seated Figure Of
Pasht at Kelekian Sale.

Contrssted with preceding sessions. yesterdays
sale OF the Dikran Khan Kelekian art collection
showed a marked improvement, S12.626 being real
lied for some two hundred and seventy miscel-
1aneous lots against s. 200 Thursday and 1896
on Wednesday, bringing the total up TO date TO
SIS 30
fourteenth century enameed Arab glass
mosque lamp, bought by Mr. Keekian in the
Charles A. Dana sale for $50. sold yesterday for
81 800 the highest price thus far of the sales Cotter
& Co. were the buyers Another example of Arab
glass. enamelled mosque globe. bought by Mr..
kelekian at the Henry G. MarQuand sale for Sz3
sold for $500 Only six of these lalIer globes,
tt is said, known be in existence
An example Of old fifteenth century Valencia ware
in form of plate Is inches in diameter, fell to
Cottier & Co. yesterday $3.50. Other prices were
$40 paid by Thomas B. Clark for large red clay
anphora, from Forfnan collection black figured
with touches Of white and purple. but slightly re-
Jaired and restored: 500 paid by Mr.. Curtis for
ancient Egyptian annuar glass bottle, and $40 paid
by Mrs Frank j. Gould for ancient bronze
seated figure Of the Egyptian goddess Pasht.
New-York tribune., 1903-04-18
SAYS MUSIC WILL CURE DISEASE.
Lecturer Declares It Is as Necessary as Air
or Water-Gives Examples.

healing of disease according to Miss Eva A. YES
celius who talked in DR.. Guernseys house No. 1S0
Central Park South, last evening, on Musical
Therapeutics" For nervous diseases and for GER
tain forms of insanity. music she argued, had
most beneficial influence. When its power was
appreciated. Miss Eescelius predicted that music
would be regarded necessary as air or water
and would become part of the regular equipment
of hospital.
Miss Vesceus had musicians present; who gave
instrumental selections which she considered would
help the ailng. The Ave Maria was given as
soothing for the nervous and deranged, and lively
air as helpful for a child or one having melanchoa
or the blues. She herself sang to show how she
would cure the sick.
New-York tribune., 1903-04-18
DISCUSS ABATTOIR BILL.
Slaughter Houses in City Necessary for He
brews, It Is Asserted.

The Abattoir bill was discussed at the Long
acre League last night. Mrs. Trautman, president
OF the woman's Health Protective Association
which opposed the abattoir, related the difficulties
and successes attendant upon the starting Of her
crusade against unsantary conditions in the city
and especially against old slaughtering pens OF
the East Side.
When Mrs. Trautman had finished. the subject
informally discussed and several representa-
tives Of the butchers and the residents were heard
One argument IN favor of having the abattoir in
the city that the large number Of orthodox
Hebrews here made il necessary that the slaughter
houses should be near that they could get their
meat fresh killed
The president Of the league Mrs. Henry Par
sons. read a letter from Arthur Bloch. Of the
Butchers Protective Association. Tegrettng his
inability attend the meeting and saying that his
fully submitted TO Mayor Low, and that
the struggle of the retail butchers of the city
TO be recognized and have the same privileges &C
corded TO them that the Beef Trust enjoys
was fully gone into. The establishment of an In
dependant abattoiT to De built in accordance with
the building laws Of the city and 10 have the best
sanitary improvements and equipments, would not
only be benefit to the neighborhood, he said
but would go far toward improving the sanitary
conditions around about
New-York tribune., 1903-04-18
ROY TELLS OF F4GIN DEN.
Says Thirty Lads Are IN the Gang
COufesses Theft.

There is an Academy of Crime IN Mahha,tah'
according to a story told yesterday In the butier-
st court BROOKLYN by a boy named solomon dei-
lerstein of No 255 Delancey-st., Manhattan WHO
confessed to the theft of pocketbook from woil-
an who was watching a fire in Union-st lie salo
he had been thief six weeks. and that with otiet
boys he had been taught TO steal at place kept
bv two young men. known as the Boston broth-
ers" I'm Stanton-st., between Willet ana ohetii'
sts Manhattan. He declared the brotners hau
staff of thirty boys from twelve to nineteen yea
old and that they threatened to thrash MN IL NC
did not Join their gang. They distr1cteo the CITY,
he said and sent certain boys out 10 "orh @
tain districts getting of the stealings OF All
of them. Young Hellerstein said that on -hui
day he and another boy were sent to WORK aiiions @
a crowd He grabbed a pocketbook containing soV'
Its owner a woman, screamed. and paIoiheh ar
rested the boy after chase In court yes'eFoay'
after admitting his guilt. he was paroiea IN @ ano
custody of his father. Elias Heliersteir WIN Ap
peared to be heartbrOken. :, A. 1ro,ra o+
Two of the boys brothers are In the fous9 esG9 E m
Refuge One Of them Herman who conItsseaa fSa IL IL
the Myrtle-ave court recently that ne 30 Too9sJ Sd "a
the street Mrs Christina Ianofa, or Nc. 20 i,
ST while she was watching fire. was 80 -,
the face by his father, who declared tha1 Ihe Sun
had disgraced his family.
New-York tribune., 1903-04-18
HAFFEN OFFERS IMPROVEMENT MAP.
It Would Open Up 42o Miles Of Streets in
The Bronx-Expected to Pass.

President Haffen Of Bronx Borough presented to
the Board of Estimate yesterday proposed I'M
movement map covering twenty-eIght square iniieS
oP that borough. There little opposition and
several city officials said that 1t would De ADOPTED
at the next meeting of the board.
The map opens up 40 miles of streets through the
section bounded by the Bronx River on the west
and Long Island Sound and the East River on the
east and south The section is divided oy the
Bronx and Pelham Parkway North of this park
way there was a section which was laid out by the
old Board of Public Improvements. President Haf-
fen's engineers declare that this old ptan was
rushed through and that diagonal thoroughTares
were laid out. so that Pelham Parkway there
would be many triangular cores of property. This
has all been changed by the new map. and the old
established thoroughfares, such as the line OF the
Boston Road, the WilliamSbrtdge Road ana the
East Chester Road, has been re-establisheu
The plan has been changed so that on Pelnam
Parkway the property will front the main thor
oughfare in blocks. In the section south or the
Bronx and Pelham Parkway a complete map mas
been prepared
A proposed bulkhead line has been established
along the Bronx River and on Pugsley's Creek and
Hutchinson River. A plan was presented 10
widen the Bronx River to $50 feet 1t is also pro-
posed to extend the acreage of Bronx Park oy ada.
ing a section comprising los acres The line OF
Tremont-aVe. has been changed so as TO make q
direct route to the Sound
New-York tribune., 1903-04-18
SUICIDES IN WASHINGTON.
Three Attempts Made, Two of Which Re-
suit Fatally.

Washington. April 17.-Three attempts at sui
eide of which two resulted fatally. occurred in
this city last night and to-day. Wilson G. Reed.
a lawyer who member of the Washing
ton Stock Exchange until about a year ago.
when he sold his seat, shot and killed himself
about noon at his boarding house. He was un-
married. No cause, unless 1t was some impair
ment of health and grief over the death OF his
mother, several months ago, is known for the
deed.
Some time between midnight and o'clock this
morning William H. Harvest, local salesman
for a grocery company. took his life by swallow
ing laudanum at the Homeward Bound Mission,
where he had secured lodging for the night. He
came to this city from Virginia year ago. He
had just been married at that time Last night
he sent word to his wife that he would not be
home. A letter left by Harvest said his only
regret at leaving this world was parting with
his wife. He was at his place Of business yes
terday. apparently partially intoxicated
Shortly after. midnight, Nellie Russell keeper
Of a boarding house near the Capitol, drank
part of bottle of carbolic acid and threw her
self down a flight of steps at her home. She
Will probably recover. III health is supposed
to have caused her attempt at suicide
New-York tribune., 1903-04-18
MUST TESTIFY OR BE AN EXILE.
Folk Saws Lee Will Run Risk of Indictment
If He Returns.
GBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBusE-l


ST Louis ApriI 17.-Lieutenant Governor
John Lee took train at Kansas City last
night with the avowed intention of appearing
before the April grand jury in this city to-uas'
70 continue his revelations to the baking
powder scandal but somewhere between heio
and Kansas City the ex-president Of the Com
merciaI Travellers Protective Association us
anneared. At least he did not return to this
city 1t was learned to-day tnaI ne hau eA
messed the determination to a friend not to
appear before the jury, notwithstanding MS
nromise to Circuit Attorney Folk and Attorney
General Grow. Mr.. Folk said this evening 'ha'
Lee must either return and testify or forever
remain an exile from Missouri; that' snouio he
ever return to the State he would be forced to
appear and tell the facts about the ooochhg Oh
run the risk of an Indictment for perjury.
There was number of witnesses oeIore 'ne
iurv to-day among them H. S. Clark. Nose
SASH promoter of Sash machines; W. T. carr
SamueI O'FaIlon, w B. Taafe. Hermann Ess-
nan and cain Whitecotton of Steelville Mo-,
and Colin Selph of this city, publisher or Inc
Worlds Fair Bulletin Selph maintained suinp-
tuous headquarters in Jefferson city during the
session detailing colored man, conhIlliltee
tIarl as major dono of his apartments, where
the thirsty and hungry legislator was always
assured of refreshments -.
Among the stories aioat to-day is one tndI
the pet-rich- quick concern of Arnold q Co.
DIaced $4,000 where 1t would insure the con-
Germ from legislative interference. AnoCner Is
to the effect that legislators not only accepteo
money for affording protection 10 lhe slo' o .!, nc
chine interests, but that one or more VI 'heA'
accented slot machines in lieu OF cash
The grand jury tonight returned three ihuict
ments to Judge Hazel. The presulIlptIp:Lii :L -
that they are for bribery or attempted orlpeiy S
The names of those indicted were not maze
MI
New-York tribune., 1903-04-18

by this man that Mr. Amory was responsible IN
any way for his making a report on this thing,
and what Mr.. Amory says ahd what this man
says are two different things"
Mr. Osborne than asked Mr.. Techman about
the various conversations he had held with
MIR. Taylor. and the witness said that he nae
told Mr.. Taylor Of the discrepancies he hao
found, and on one occasion had told Mr.. Taylor
OF these discrepancies In the presence OF MI.
Arnory He said that he believed that tha1
was the second and last time he had talked with
M. Amory. He never had dealings with airn
personally
New-York tribune., 1903-04-18
OBITUARY.
MRS. EDWARD S. WILLING.
IBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE

IBY TELEGRAPH THE TRIBUNE.l
Philadelphia, April 17-Mrs. Edward s. WiHins
died suddenly from heart disease early this morn
ing at her home in this city. Mrs. Willing had
been in delicate health for the last two years, put
on Wednesday returned home from the South where
she had spent the winter. apparently greatly I'M
proved and when she retired last night seemed IN
good health Shortly after midnight, however. she
rang for her maid and before further assistance
could be summoned she died.
Mrs Willing was Miss Alice Barton. daughter OF
Dr. John Rhae Barton. of this city she was
married TO Edward Shippcn Willing. member OF
the Shippen and Willing families. who from early
Colonial times have been we'll known in this city
Much of her life passed in Europe For
number of years she had lived at No 5l1 South
Broad-st., passing the winters in the city anu
the summers in Newport. She was well known
for her charitable work.
Her husband two daughters. Mrs. Frank Law
renee who spends most Of her time IN europe
and Mrs John Jacob Astor. of New-fork ana
one son. J. r. Barton Willing, OF this CITY, sur
vi her
New-York tribune., 1903-04-18
STOCKING STREAMS WITH FISH.
The Government Doing Unusually Good
Work for Anglers this Year

Washington, April I.-In consequence Of the un-
usual demand for fish for stocking rivers and small
streams the United States Fish Commission Is pre-
pairing to make greater distribution this year
than ever before. Two lying in the COM
mission yards being stocked with millions OF
fry and fingerlngs Of shad. wall eyed pike. sea
salmon, landocked salmon. trout and black bass.
The distribution will be made at various points
throughout the United States. The hatcheries in
Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Virginia. Ten
nessee Texas Iowa, South Dakota, Missouri and
Colorado are actively engaged in the spring
distribution. Particular attention will be paid this
year to the stocking of streams with black bass
for which there have been many hundred re-
quests.
New-York tribune., 1903-04-18
BOY HoRsEWHIPPED, HE SAYS.
Lad Thirteen Years Old Declares He Was
Held, Whipped and Punched.

A story Of great brutality was told in court at
Hoboken, yesterday, by George Springstead, thir-
teen years old of No. 1884, Manhattan-ave, Jersey
City Heights. He said that because he had kept
some change he had been horsewhipped severely
by a man. while boys held him. and that afterward
the boys pounded him In the face
Two pedlers accused Adolph Marshall, who
has stable at No S3S Tnird-st, Hoboken, en-
ployed him, Sprfngstead declared. robert Boyce'
Of No I21 Grand-st.. Hoboken. caught Springstead,
the lad said, after he had stolen the change from
Marshall and beat him. under Marshalls direction
Marshall and Boyce denied Ill treating the boy
Some Of the boys. however, gave evidence which
the court thought sufficiently corroborated Spring
stead. The defendants were held 1t IS thoHgnt
the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty 10 Chill
drerl will investigate the employing of boys by
pe0lerS.
New-York tribune., 1903-04-18
WILLIAM A. n. HEDENBERG.

William A. II. Hedenberg. California Forty
MINER" died yesterday at his home No ITO West
Eighty-ffth-st, from cerebral hemorrhage Two
years ago he was stricken with paralysis and
never fully recovered.
Mr. Hedenberg born in Newark. n. J.. IN
1890. He the OF John Charles Heidelberg
who over fifty years ago owned a large carriage
factory the so-caed Incline Plane In Newark
and who in 1923 erected the first steam engine built
in Newark Mr. Heidelberg member of the
Sacramento Society of California Pioneers. and
for time vice-president of the New-York So
ciety of California Pioneers. In the early days OF
California he associated with Mackay Flood
Fair and O'Brien, and at time owned an inter
est in the famous Comstock mine.
New-York tribune., 1903-04-18
HORSE FROM SULTAN OF MOROCCO.
Gift to Ex-Governor Francis-0ne of Four
Sent to ST. Louis Fair

Some secrecy has been observed concerning the
arrival in this city Of OF four blooded horses
shipped by the Sultan of Morocco as a present to
Ex-Governor Francis president of the Worlds Fair
St Louis 1904. Three OF the four horses died on
the passage between Morocco and England. The
fourth has now arrived here alive. but in a sickIy
condition. It lies IN the livery stables OF a New
York express company. As soon as It has re-
covered sufficiently 10 bear the Journey it will be
taken in a box ear to Mr.. Francis at ST Louis
where il may possibly be ridden by the Ex-Governor
at the dedication ceremonies, beginning April &C. 1t
Is doubtful whether Mr.. Francis himself has any
knowledge of the charger awaiting transportation
b this cir