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The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1904-05-05

Paris. May Am automobile in
which six persons were driving was
struck by the Basle-Paris express on 4
grade crossing at Roissy-En-Brie. IS
miles from here. All the occupants 81
the vehicle wese killed Instantly.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1904-05-05
TO Remove Western Union Pol-s.

Louisville, KY. April 2S.-The man.
agement OF the Pennsylvania lines.
west OF Pittsburg. is said to be pro
pairing for tie removal Of the Western
Union poles and wires from rs right
OF way. A survey Of the Louisville
division with this purpose in view is
said e have been made some days
ago
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1904-05-05

Chicago. May 2.-For the loss OF his
right foot while he was helping. at
their request a train crew at a turn
table. William c. Harters. II years old,
has been awarded $4,000 damages In
Judge Honore's court
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1904-05-05
Paul Kruaer,s condltIon.

Mentone. Fraaee. April s0-while it
is difficult to ascertain the exact state
OF the health OF Mr.. Kruger, former
president Of the Transvaal. it Is stated
on good authority that there are symp-
toms OF a cerebral affection.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1904-05-05
TERRIBLY BEATEN.
Organizer Warden May Ole
From His Wounds.

Indianapolis. Ind. May Word has
been received At tho headquarters ~
the United Mine Workers from Der
YER. Col. notifying President Mitchell
that W. y Warden. a national organ
irer. was terribly beaten Saturday
morning hy three unknown men az
Sargent. Col. and the weapons used
were the butts OF rcvolvers. lie was
so badly beaten as TO has a concus.
sion Of tho brain and IS not expected
% live.
William Wardion IS considered one
o. the strongest organizers in the Col
orado field Hc has a long experience
as organizer. especially IN strike dis
trists. Nardion represented District
10 AZ the United Mine Workers con.
ventlon in his city last January.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1904-05-05

Jackson. Mich. May "A call viii
be issued for a convention on May is
OF those men in Michigan who voted
for Gen- John G. Fremont. the hrst
republican nominee for president Of
the United States
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1904-05-05
Committee suicide By sho0tins.

Louisville. Ky. May William w.
Crawford. OF 1927 West Chestnut
Street. a 33d degree mason. a proms-
nent odd fellow and for 35 years fore
man for r. J. Thornton & Co. main
street coffee merchants. committed sui
eide sunday morning By shooting.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1904-05-05

Springfield. Ky. May Louis Rnr.
ton was dangerously shot here sun
day BY Albert cutsinger. Burton vas
a soldier during the Spanish-American
wal and returned from the Philippines
about a year ago.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1904-05-05

Chicago. May 2-The socsalistic par
ty met here and organized a conyen-
ton which ~dn nominate candidates
for president and vice president aud
name q national platform. The con-
vention consists OF go delegates.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1904-05-05
PETITION roR 4 mANoAmus.
Citizen o. Porto Rico Wants Employ
mens In the Navy Yard.

Washington. April 3o.--Juan RodrI-
guez. a citizen OF Porto Rico. Friday
peu;ioned tho District supreme court
for a mandamus against Commander
Joha NJ. Rowycr. Lieut. Commander p
a. Anderson and Lieut. Walter N. Fal-
couer. e. s y. constituting tho board
OF labor at the United States navy
yard here 20 direct them 20 register his
application FOR employment he
charges that last February his appi.
cation for a place as iaborer At the
navy yard was refused by the board
on the ground that he vas not a cid.
zen OF the United States
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1904-05-05
TRApsHoorINo TouRNAMENr.

Spencer. Money and HUFF Were the
Leaders In the order Named.
Americas. Ga. April 29-The inter
state trapshootng tournament OF tho
American Gun club closed Thursday
1'hirty-dve runners entered the sew
cral events Thursday. In the profes
sional class W. Spencer. OF st Louis.
Money. OF Colorado Springs. aud Hun.
Of Macon. were again the leaders in
the order named Spencer broke 1911
targets. Money lS9 and Hud iS6 ont ~
200 shots each. Spencer won the cost
ly loving cup for tho highest average
through the tournament and Yates. Of
Thomaston. Won the prize for the long
est straight run in the amateur class.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1904-05-05
Russia Issues a Circular.

st. Petersburg. April 2s.-The 0niciai
Messenger publishes a circular. issued
BY the foreign ofhce 10 Russian repre-
sen;atiyes abroad. declaring cssegor-
ically hat Russia viii not accept me
aiation TO terminate the war. which.
the circular declares. was forced on
her.
Neither viii Russia. II is declared
allow Intervention OF any power, what
soever in the Russo-Japanese negotia'
tons after the war.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-01-01

pered walls. The ceiling is tinted in
the same tone. The floor is of hard
yellow OF Georgia pine A few rugs,
that may be taken out each day give
comfort. and at the same time, as the
floor is closely jointed, there is no
opportunity for the Judgment Of any
dust 10 interfere with the health of the
-leepers The adjoining alcoye may
be used as sewing-room, or for the
placing Of small bed for a child.
or il may be fitted up for reading
room, according to the taste Of the
owner
As will be seen BY the floor plan,
the other sleeping-rooms are Of good
size. and are sell supplied with clos Ct
storage for clothes Each one IS
napered with sanitary paper in dit
/ ferent pattern light tints being the
| rule. and the ceilings are water colore4
/ 10 give a harmonious effect Plain
gas fixtures and small picture mould
/ ing set off the walls and ceiling, while
the woodwork is painted TO match the
color scheme Of each room Here
again rugs are in use, The floors are
ri oiled pine. and, as modern scientists
agree. this IS the most desirable
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-01-01
- Household Decoration
By MARGARET GREENL1AF

"Mrs. A. b. c." writes: Il see that
Won give advice as to the finish OF
floors and stains 10 be used, VIII you
please help me. / am doing over an
Old house. and The floors have all
been vanished. wish to have NINE
waNcd. is there any way N when
I can reuute the yarnish surface, ana
wifi II be very expensive processf
"Will you kindly tell mt, also, the
best way to make a good waxed hoorf
Some of the floors have cracks IN
them. What can do about THAR Can
have tan-coiored poftiere dyed
dark greene And will you give me
YOUR advice as to whether ! should
match the exact shade Of the wall
paper IN portieres to be used In 4 room
that ID not very large and has several
doorsp
There is now on the market a var
ni,h remover, which is said 70 sue
cessfully remove both yarnish and
colors. This is said - he much less
expensive than the Old way OF scrap
Inc the floors. Shelac turns a floor
/ dafk sooner thar either wax Or var
mi h but unfortunately, this Is net
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-01-01

plan for the sleeping apartments.
In the attic two rooms may be I'm
ished for servants quarters, if de-
sired. A stairway, with easy rise. leads
to this floor, and, as the roof is high
pitched. the rooms can be made de-
cidcdly comfortable
Taken altogether, this house for
So 500 furnishes a decidedly pleasant
home for a man on a moderate salary
In looking over the estimates Of the
builders, the figures on the house run
about as follows: Masonry and plas-
tering. $3.50. carpentry. SI.4oo; paint
ing and decorating SIS; plumbing,
gas fitting and heating. S2so, miseel-
Ianeous. sag
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-01-01
F aulty Construction and How It
Can Be Remedied by Careful.
Attention to Details at the Start.
Some Suggestions Concerning
Interior Furnishing y -

most attractive and homelike rooms
in the house.
The kitchen is supplied with all the
necessities-sink, hot-water tank, dish
tray cupboards etc for making
light work Tor the housekeeper. a
hard maple Moor minimizes the work
vi keeping the room neat
The bathroom has tiled floor and
wainscobug. The tub is porcelain, and
the plumbing heavily nickeled and
open all being Of the latest sanitary
pattern Above the wainscoting the
walls and celling are covered with
anitary wall paper in tile design, and
the whole room is so fitted Up as to
insure protection to the health Of the
dwelers in the home
The front bedroom Is flushed in
natural wood, with pretty light pa
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-01-01
New Ideas in Bead Portieres

When the craze for bead portieres
began to wane, a novel idea was in
troduced in their manufacture which
has resulted in adding greatly to their
popularity, as well as their beauty
Instead Of using long glass beads
entirely, tiny shells in the natural
mother Of pearl colors we're combined
with them, and now the shells are
dyed in solid colors to match the color
scheme ~ the room For instance, If
the room Is red, the shells are dyed
the same shade. using green ard white
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-01-01

lallty n sofne re
snsrt ..bfle satisfactory IN others.
.rr IN -,.aoo..
Ae "''S F" =" - 49, ~
IS surFrise ~ the afcn'tccI laiiS
and specifications are hoWn, but there
i .lr...t aioavs fav 10 be found
v-...,i... f.,.,,, o,,,-,,o..
'''','
As ia tae wrong place. inc upper moor
is laid out improperly, there IS q lack
NJ rloset soace. or something else is
WI e
ln aus hoor plans ana elcNauoh'
with the interior views, presented TO-
d,y.-tbs .Fa.ieno f Driesler. Of Brook.
t.r......,.., i.,,s.
'yH ~ Wy ''.' - ~ '''"'
mate criticism an Inc eie'nchls ol '"s
house being taken into consideration
Ts;. baa.s L located in BROOKLYN
4f--.t.,,. 5000. ,,,i,os
"h F." W. ''e'' '''' ''' ''' ~, ~''C''
5000 appearance Neie - S'"P'9
li4ht and the rooms are all bright aud
airy Ln the Ground Hoor as Will be
ecn by tne iioor PLAN, are entrance
Hdi, pafior, dungroom kitchen,
pantry, clc,, while thc upper moor y
divided into comfortable sleeping
rooms, bathroom. etc The .lceping
room, are furnished with sufficient
closet accommodation, and in the attic
are q couple Of sleepingv rooms that
may be omitted 10 order 20 make the
cost 9i Che house somewhat less. In
case lie this provision y always
made FOR The probability oi htung up
these rooms later, IN ease Oh necessity
The cellar OF the house Is OF nam
mer-dre ed stone. and contains the
Usual bins for vegetables, COAL wood,
ctc.. aud is provided with a hot-air
furnace. IN a house or greater cost
hot-Vater heater would ne used ana
the house would be piped Tor u, nav
ing radiators, instead oi registers IN
each room.
Jhe super tructure IS OF hemlock'
With matchboard siding paper
shealhed and clapboarded ms m,
sure good protection IRON the cold
In winter 3 broad veranda is a
feature Of the front OF the house and'
with hammock and easy chairs, makes
comfortable resting place tor me
summer evenings
The lower floor Is hn.hcd IN cy-
press wood, oiled ana rubbed down
The entrance haul has a double iurn
stairway the walls beng covered VAN
handsome green burlap, winch sets
off the lustre OF the WOODWORK. =
tinted ceiling gives pleasant tone to
.HnHHF
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-01-01

and pale yellow beads to carry out
the pattern ia the center.
Sometimes rope Porteres are at
iached 10 The grille over the bead to
give a heavier appearance 70 the hang
ings The green shells with the green,
pink and white beads make lovely
combination.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-01-01

Plants That Live Their Lives in Pots.
Most Of the great flowers seen in
the shops ard the flower shows have
spent AT their lives in pots They be-
gin IN little ones and are promoted as
they grow. till they finally bloom IN
the shape wc see them
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-01-01

no more wood is covered than can be
rubbed off within fifteen minutes
ALLOW the filler to set until It loses
its glossy appearance; then thorough
Is rub the surface, rubbing across the
grain, until the wood is smooth and
clean. The filler should be allowed
at least twenty-lour hours to dry, and
the work would prove better If forty
eight hours could sl4pss sslogr spply-
ing the yarnish,
| have quoted these directions from
treatise on tho finish OF floors
There are many preparations OF wax
on the market which give a nice-look-
ing finish when applied to floors in
the proper manner, The prepared wax
can be applied with brush sor cloth all
over the surface, care being taken TO
spread il evenly. About halt an hour
should be allowed for it 10 dry, and
then heavy weighted brush should
be used to rub the surface, going first
across the grain and then with H.
I KTtcr RUBBING II this w1F, wrap the
brush piGh a soft piece Of Noclsn
cloth, and rub to a hnsi gloss,
Ia a room with many doors, the
best effect is gained BY using por-
tieres Of color matching che side
wau covering In this say there is
/ no danger of giving The patchy look
to a small room that more varied
treatment might induce II is quite
possible to have tan-colored material
! dyed green. Take with you TO the
Idye house a sample OF your wall paper,
and ind out if the Shade can be match
eli exactly Putty can be used to GIL
cracks in floors, but must bc well
moothed down aud sandpapcred when
thoroughly dry
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-01-01
EILE home seekers

HE home seekers
want to get the full
value OF the money
obey expend for a
home, they find a
variety Of designs
.u houses chat are
laatty in sonle re
Yukon Valley news., 1904-08-17
SOUTH AFRICA PROTESTS.

In Johannesburg. South Africa,
 F.. r Solomon, brother of the at. iorney general, protes,s strongly against the importation of overpaid officials from across the sea. who have .he power of imposing taxes and spending millions. while huu. dreds ot men who have passed their lives in the country are deharted from any voice in the admiuiSira. ton of the constitution. Although the country k rot yet ready for responsible government. says Ns. solomon, the time has come tlF lhe taxPayeFs to he represented hy men whom they have themselves elected
Yukon Valley news., 1904-08-17

Alaska are entitled to. The people of Alaska have paid into the treas ury of the United States since we got that country nearly $I, 1000. .ooo more than we have paid out i'll all directions for the support of thlt government and over and above what we paid Russia in acquiring that territory.
 We have had vast revenue from our ur-seal fisheries, our salmon fisheries, and from a system of trade and occupation taxes un- known and not imposed i'll any other of our territories. No part of these burdensome taxes. except within the few incorporated towns within the last two years. have inured to the people of Alaska, but gone into the general fund of the treasury of the United States for the benefit of the entire country.
 A man can not run a hotel or store up in Alaska but what he has to pay all occupation tax, a license tax. He must apply to the district court for license to open a country store or to run a roadhouse, and pay tax tor the privilege.
 l am making these obituary re- marks OH this appropriation now because 1 want to dra the atten- tion of senators to this matter. want you to study this question and look into 1t so that when tue survey k made we can do some thing tangible and substantial for the people of Alaska, and not treat them as wails, outcasts and paupers.
Yukon Valley news., 1904-08-17

than by way of tne White Pa S Canadian route.
 This all Americ III route, too, passes through the best portion the very hear; Of Alaska: through the great Copper River valley, rich in gold and copper; through the upper Panama River val ey, the garden spot of Alaska, and across all tine vast mining region Of the many tributaries of Fortv-mile creek and American Fork of Mis- sion creek. This road would open up all this vast mineral and aeri cultural region to evelopment and sett ement Without such road the country will of necessity and for want of transportation facilities remain a wilderness
 We have spent i'll al! sI75, ,ooo for the military trail. aid gentle men must bear iii mind what a trail Is. It IS just cow patl;, where you Call go o, horseback. That is all. You can not go with a wagon or any other vehicle. We have spent Sf75,ooo on that military trail-SIoo .ooo arprol riated in a lump s,.m in the army appropria tion bill of 1000 and S75,ooo taken out i'll driblets from the appropria- tiors for army tra s!. ortatiou.
 We nave telegraph line ex tending from Eagle down to Valdez, part of the system that environs all Alaska. We have along that telegraph line stations for the tele. graph men, the men of the signal corps, two or three at each station every 25 or 30 miles. The sup plies for the men at these stations aud all the materials for construct ing and repairing have to be taken in ou dogsleds in the winter and on .Orsebaek in summer.
 it costs Us to carry the mails from Valdez over to the Yukon S4o.ooo q year. lt costs that to have the mail carried over there once iu two weeks. lf this road k constructed better mail service cou.d he obtained for sts.ooo per year.
 
 [ am tsuly sorry sorry fg the poof people ot Alaska that nosh. tug mofe can he done in this bill tt k a mere sFiile bestef than notb- tssss Ee ta e...k A. hst kh.. ..s....4I.. ..l
Yukon Valley news., 1904-08-17
NELSON ON ALASKA
Minnesota Senator's Speech
 Delivered ill April.

ne NSWS can spare space lol Tut the meres, outline of Senator knute Ne.sons speech last April regarding the Eagle- Valdez wago. r,sad. In part. the senator said:
 I think it is proper for me to make brief sta ement in regard to this wagon road.
 In 1900 congress appropriated SIoo, ,ooo for military road ii Alaska. . \ military trail was located, cut out, and to a considera- ble extent constructed from Valdez, at the head of Prince William Sound, OH the North Pacific Ocean, northeasterly to Fort Egbert or Eagle, on the Yukon river. !.
 In addition to the SIoo. .ooo ap- propriated directly for the road, Some S75, GOO more has been ex pended i'll driblets taken from the general apl rop,iations for army transportation. So that in all a little over SI75,ooo has been ex pended i'll surveying, locating, and constructing this military trail. It Is only pack trail, not wagon I of this trail at each end of it, f uud 1t verity. rude but helpful trail, very much deteriorated and out of repair. It is the only attempt at d government road in Alaska. NJ, hrst visit to that country impressed me with two facts: First, that it is region of immense and vat min eral gold, copper, tin, iron. and coal in far greater quan titles than we are aware of or are likely to imagine. It will prove to be our great mineral reservoir and reservation.
 Another thing that impressed it. self upon my mind is the fact that Alaska has been sadly neglected by congress. It has been treated as a sort of no-man's country. The government existing there is of the scantiest kind. In the incorporated towns--eight of them in all--they have limited municipal govern ment. The people outside of the incorporated towns are practically without any government. The only government they have k admins tered through and in the hands oi the district judges. There IS a dis trict court composed of three judges in three divisions. The district judges appoint cour, commissioners. The court commissioners have ad- miuistrasive districts assigEsed them. and in these they are eS otsieto jussicesol the peace, probate judges, coroness. nosaries public. aud re.
Yukon Valley news., 1904-08-17

lishment of schools, or the care 0 the destitute and insane. Ill short
 the people are left to shift for them
 selves, and were the people not 0 our own kilh and kin-the true product of all that is best in Amer ican institutions-coa, s and law
 lessness would prevail
 There Is not single mie G
 wagon road iu ali Alas ka. Mhel you go across tue line, over to Dawson, in the Yukon Territory Ill Canada, you ind all entirely different condition. The Canadians have expended ill the K ondike country nearly million dollars ill building good wagon roads, winter roads, and trails i'll that country. They have ching like 200 miles of good, hrst-class wagon roads
 They have over 400 mics of what they call good winter roads s"- that is roads that they run four and six horse stage, on i'll winter. This winter road connects the White Pass railroad during the winter, when there IS no navigation on the Yukon river, with Dawson and the klondike country.
 At present. except three or four summer months, when the Yukon can be reached by way Cf Dutch Harbor and St. Michael, the only way ill W hich the great interior of Alaska can he reached is by going from Skagway over the White Pas. railroa "a British and Canadian institution II2 miles long. only some 25 mics of 1t in Alaska-to Whitehorse, at tue head of raviga- ton on the Yukon; aid thence, ii summer, some 45o miles in steamer; i; or, Ill winter, by the Cana lian winter road stage route to which 1 have already referred From Dawson access is obtained to all the upper portions cf tine Yukon country in Alaska. From Dawson down to Eagle, one of tie termini of the proposed wagon road and the first important point on Amer ican soil. the distance is little over 100 miles. Between Dawson and Eagle is the mouth uf the noted Fortymiie creek. with it's trading station, within the limits of Can ada But the great placer mining country on many tributaries of Fortymi'e creek is all within Amer icaE territory At present the Can. adians. by means of this White Pass route which have described. practically control large portion - indeed. 1 think. the greater nor
Yukon Valley news., 1904-08-17

[ am tsuly sorry sorry fr the poos people ot Alaska that no,h. tug mofe can he done in thts bill tt k a mere tFiile bestef than noth. ing. lt X not what the people ef
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1904-05-13
X. OF prs CONTEST.
Elaborate Drills Held by Them In
Detroit.


Detroit, Mich, May 11.-Fine look
ing, well-drilled and almost 600 strong,
the uniform rank Of the Knights OF
Fythias of the grand lodge Of Michigan
opened the three-day joint convention
OF uniform rank companies and the
regular civilian" lodges with the mag
rificent parade Tuesday.
Although this is the thirty-first an.
nual convention of the knights, the
joint meeting of the plain clothes
and uniform rank Is new departure
ard one which is declared a decided
success.
Glass A-Grand Rapids, 80 per cent,
first prize, 5000; Battle Creek, "a per
cent, second prize, 800; Lansing, IS
rer cent, third prize, $50.
Glass B-Albion, the only company
entered. made 67 per cent and re.
ceive $4,000 with an additional SIS for
Bringing the largest percentage of its
membership to the convention drill.
Glass C-Lapeer, the only company
entered, quit at the last minute and
lest a certain 800.
The judges were Capt w. G. Rog-
e-s, Capt. George c. Waldo and Sec.
end Lieutenant Val R. Williams, ali of
the First regiment, M. N. G.