The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1904-09-01
NEWS ITEMS IN BRIEF.
important historical Summary for shs
Past Week

A dstAn Of consfaoulary has been
amoushed on the Island % Leyte rnii-
ippines. By a superior force o. bandits
Capt. u Barrett. q the eoRstabu,sry.
vas killed IN the hEhting.
In the Detroit river the steamer
Ogieby run down a sail yacht Contain
Ina four or i've people OF the head q
Belle Tale. The viclnity has been care
fully searched By launch parties and
no trace Of the craft can b. found
A wager. With death a. It's stake.
has been laid By two colorel poll
tcians % 81. Louis. one betting 3 On
the election Of Parker. the other picds-
iug himself TO commit suicide by jump
Ing on The Eats bridge ia care Roosc-
Welt Is defeated
Federal orlce hoiders viii nor have
20 ante up 70 defrsy the expense -
the campaign % either party The on
cehoider can save his money ny do
ciaring that the civil service commits
sion will not Lex him give 81 away.
The commission has issued strict rules
on this subject
A few days aEo J. A. Bishop. a
prominent farmer % Wilcox county.
Georgia. vas murdered on an Atlantic
aud Birmingham train by a Nerro.
who az once escaped. The murderer
was located near the viiiaee % Rchcc-
ca His house was burned ana De wa
badly wounded BY a mob
Paul Palmer Knapp. son of Rev and
Mrs d. vs. Knapp. q Oak Park. near
Chicago. has paid With his ufe for hIs
devotion On his musical career 'Ncung
Knapp. who was vioiouceiiist o4
marked ability. vas an ardent student.
and the constant pressure OF fhe in
strument on his lex has led Co osteo-
sarcoma
one Of the chief men Of ChInas
mercantile world a commissioner ~
the emperor o. China 70 represent his
country az she 81. Louis exposition.
VAS taken from his birth in a sleep
Ing car az Black Rock and detained
FOR hours 10 the Immigrant pon az
that place He did not take hlf pass
ports with him
Paul Harper son % Dr W r. nar.
per. president OF the Chicago uulvcr-
sity. and three frienda-Frci rayior.
son OF a New York broker. AMI F'rel
ana Frank Gates. sons OF Frederick
g. Gates. business manarcr for John
I'd Rockefelicr--wcre arrested a. he
worlds fair on charges % disturbing
The peace and destroying property
uy tho transfer. as recommended by
TIE government wireless telegraph
b board. of the control 20 ocean meter
oioEy through wireless telrennhv
from the hydrosraphlc Offices of the
navy 90 the weather bureau. announce
meat OF which has just been made 70
#, is expected OBJ secure a more thorough
= forecast relating to storms approac b.
= ing from she seas
because be had been accused by
q Charles Kouy % stealing sf- from
y William Taylor Willard Meehs vent
p tn kcliy's home az sun. " Va. forced
d his way Into the dwelling ana attempt.
e. ga to kiu Kelly with a revolver Ket
I, ly tried Co gct MceAs 20 sn away hui
a he refused and. as be drew his pistol
q Kelly seized douhle-barrelei shot
y. gun and emptied both barrels iutl
e Meck's body. killing him
l. Through the misdirected zeal ~ per
y sons in huge crowd on the bgaci
watching the rescue OF bather Al
g. fred Davis the veteran OF the uie
s saving corps at Atlantic City. wa
y drowned Sic was dragged az the On,
a ~ a ufe line through 300 yards O.
surf az such speed that his head Wn
0 Kept under the waves and the waite
e was forced into hts lungs. Efforts a
.e resuscitafion were kept up for twl
"a hours. but failed 10 eject