The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1904-12-29
Condensed News

Inoreasing scarcity % hickory roo-a
In the Jnitcd States has alarmed the
manufacturers q wooden vehicles
Al a meeting o. the executive cors-
nittee q he National Cotton assocsa.
ton At FORT Worth. Tex. pians were
adopted for the orsanixafion q The
National Cotton ASSOCIATION
AHOa Brooks Parkcr. former chief
justice OF the New York court q al
pesls snd democratic csndidate Tor
the presidency n the last campaign.
was the guest o. horror a. dinncr az
the WsldorfAsioria
The Wade Park bank. Cleveland. o.
Of which irs Reynolds j. secretary and
treasurer. together VITA two branches.
vas taken over by the Cleveland Trust
Co. which viii coadrci tho business
~ the three Institutions
Seven mon were suTocatei Thurs
Cay In the No 2 soft clay nine a. nc
Reese Hammond Fire Brick Co near
Bolivar. Pa Tho victims were Ausiri-
ans There we're about g men in the
mine. and an bat seven were rcscucd.
Emperor s-ichoias s. holding coen-
ellis daily at Tsarsxjos- Srin. az which.
it 60 understood the internai situation
in Russia 81 being thoroughly dis.
cuszct-p particularly the deraafs ~
The 1emsivoists Tor a represcniativo
government.
President Roosevelt discussed with
several callers proposed legislation ~
Earding the question OF railroad freight
H|aNHnH.as
ing the Interstate commerce commits
sion with authority % adjust freight
rates where found 90 De excessive.
The Senator Reed Smcot lnvcstira-
t.or reached that period where c.,un-
sel Tor the urotcatants have concluded
the examination % an persons Who
could De reached by the suhpoenas is-
sued by the senate committee The
hearing was adjourned until January
I0th.
Tho Carucr'e institute for The pro-
motion % science ~ Washlnrtoa has
made a grant Of $1,000 Tor use In
1905 Tor the purpose OF establishing a
solar observatory Ca Mount Wilson.
California It's further equipment aud
maintenance VIII be- provided Tor by
subsequent grants.
Gen. Louis Y. Clark. OF b Birmingham.
Ala. commander in-chief OF tho Ala.
hama National guard stated that a
meeting 90 The stan officers OF tie
guard had been held in uirmiugham
and plans made Tor tho. part, patton
90 the Alabama National guard in
Rooscvclt's Inauguration.
An alliance Of traction interest.
from Cincinnati. Indianapolis. Toledo.
Cleveland and Philadelphia is Being
completed that viii give 90 Western
Ohio and Eastern Indiana the most
Important iarreaching and compre
hensive system OF suburhan lines IA
the world
Fred Jones. ot Charlottesville. y. y.
shot and killed Constable William e..
Gray and airs. Ahhic Goodrich a wild
ov. lie then turned tho revolver un-
ou himself and fired bullet into bis
brain aud vil die. Jones was a "a
iected suitoc for Mrs. Goo.iriclt3
hand. He is 2S - al and, y,-s
Goodrich g. -
Breaking i've great cables as. IL they
had been threads. The f0lion floating
derrick Hercules. mocrod tn the side
ot tAe ncW battloship Counecticut.
broke adrift in the navy yard basin Ia
Waliaoout bay and crashed into the
stern Of ths hauieship Texas. smash
Ing several plates and So luicrIng tho
war vessel that she win have 20 20 in
70 the lrydocls.
The New York city Railway Co.
loses fully $1,000 a day through an H.
legal system OF transfers. according 20
a statement made oy the compauys
chief iusDocfor In a r,.,ri..., .,..-.