The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1904-05-26
CONDENSED NEWS.


Estimates o. the damage cansed By
the aood ia the Cache Ia Poadre val
ley. Colorado run fron N.eoo.eo0 up
ward
The horse Jockey Lawrence was rid
ing in the races az Kansas City fell
Lawrence had both legs broken and
was seriously bruised
Diamonds emeraids n ether 5ev-
ciry amounting 20 $1,000 were stolen
from the residence OF Joha W. Kiscr.
s5S7 Michigan avenue. Chicago
A Negro tramp vas iynched A. SEA-
board. n C.. BY a crowd OF his own
race. Who swung him NJ for an alleged
assault upon a Tyearold coiored girl
A. a result; Of a quarrel al CArdir.
Ia, Frank isui. a prominent mar. vas
killed by an Italian nsmei ~PeiiiGrcno-
The dead man had formerly shot AID
Killed Mrs Paul
EliWood f. a double Derby winner.
Fresh from his victory AZ Louisville.
he won the I-atonia Derby over a slow
track and In a drizziiug rain from =
Gtid % four
Gov Davis issued an address to ths
Inhabitants OF the Panama canal rons
lnsurlns them hat they will b. pro-
tected In the enjoyment q their 10
srty. property and religion.
One hundred striking union coal
miners who refused TO BE- registered
by the military authorities % Las
Auimas county. Colorado. which IL
under martial law. were taken to
Trinidad as military prisoner
In the past fortnight there have been
100 deaths ia New York from spotted
fever. or ccrebro spinal meningitis.
That the epidemic D. Increasing is
shown BY the fact that the week just
passed had - fatal cascs.
The work Of preparing the Baltic
fleet for active service Is heing pushed
with great activity Il probably will
sail for the far east In two divisions
and by different routes. The point Of
their union Is not known.
The United States battieshlp Ken
lucky anchored or Tompkinsvilie hav-
inc made the worlds record run for \
warship from nongkons and Madeira
10 New York The total distance
steamed was te.Gq9 miles from Hong.
kong. AZ an average speed cf i27
knots.
The department Of agriculture has
issued a report on The Nations Farm
Surplus. prepared by useorxe X.
Holmes. chief 81 the division OF for
, elgn markets. Il gives si.taonoo ooe
a. a conservative estimate OF the val
ne OF the farm products Of LAS country
not led 20 1--we stock In 1908
The formal announcement % the re-
call q NJ. Nisard. the French ambas
sador 20 the Holy See. has been made
and the following official statemen
:. was communicated Ia the press. Am
- bassador Nisard Is recalled. aud IN
secretary OF the embassy viii TAX
a. charge Of affairs during his absence.
g The arrival in Paris OF enormou
quantities % American gold. In pc,
ment OF the Panama canal purchas,
excitcs the wonderment Of the Par
? SLAMS. A large crowd gathered AZ th
81 Lazare railroad station there {
see the freight train OF foar cars ca
rying IT'S barrels OF sold. being a sbiI
D. ment Of fs.oo0ooo.
b At Tanrier. Morocco. John H. Pc
dicaris. a wealthy American. and Nj
Narloy. an EuglisnmAn. were kis
? mapped By brisands and are held 20
~ ransom United States war vessel
viii De- sen 10 Tangier 20 back a
Consul Gummcri tn his demand upo
the Moorish government for the r
IL lease 90 the captive and the punisl
ment OF the abductors.