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The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1905-06-08
PHILIPPINE RAILROADS.
John Steven. -ss Been Aooointeo
Railway Expert For Commission.

Chicago. June a.--John Stevens for.
merry second vice president OF the
Rock Island railroad. has been anu.o,rT
&c railway expert Tor the Philippine
faiiNsY commission SIR. Stevens
Who VIII have complete control Of rail.
way construction IN the Island win ac
company Secretary Taft On July \ re-
turning IN October. Subject only 10
me authority Of the commission ~
WI Dc n absolute charge o. the 600
m'ies OF railway that are TO be built
IN the islands
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1905-06-08

Wr shall he Glad to point with
pfdeH e The hcv sehoohou.s that
We are to have before the year is
ont.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1905-06-08

DoSr put n down n "kronick
k'ekes'' hat NE are wearing ont our
shoes too fast On the slsg sidewalks
AUD ~ as re.ly q vote fsr Pop.
nlis' 4 <. will pat = little gravel on
Stag.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1905-06-08

fHf ecss friends the state Of Var.
sinia has are her educators Gen.
ef~ily srsahing. they are ~o,kiax
Tor moderate saI.rie. -oa they .how
"A inters.s IL promosias the best Wei.
ias~ = shs state Tie pol;,;c;,,.
eesn 70 le ecclesiastical ana hia, &C.
taal conditions. bar the educator. ar.
Ps'ssng statistics before The people
,sss oaght e ~rouse then 70 a..
duty hey owe The ri-iag geasra,i.s.
The feliieisns. wisAing 10 fi.,s,,
pssa les the names Of wssAio~,o.
Nelson. .isasrsea. Masea. Marshall
Les. S~ekson. and . score 81 otner.
TIE eaeesses scknpwiedsss sis shi. !
psi glory sas torn. 70 tie e.ssas
selssi se infesm as tisss xe ss.sd
fcsss-thiri ga sL- bat 81 ssase. wA.s
f'lsel ssssssi- .sc 10 BE- esa,saerra.
The s''itie "a i>eks sek wsrd. sbss
ne s'iasss = hooks iss~srd. The pol
'ti<;se Esner-: sh~ . iae.ssr w.rss
g 90 ~ s><'psss he god shss {.
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The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1905-06-08
VIRGINIA AND SOUTH
WESTERN RY.
Passenger penarimonr

"99Sils cf department
hs'st't. rrNN M,. 8. len5.
iho through sleeping cariine hetae,s
Cincinnati, o., aud Bristol. Town. via
Appa'achia and tae Loui,rnicS Nashville
d. h We discontinued ~th last car
leaving oiaoianati. Nav eighth. A
through sleeping car line uW hc esiah.
''shed beiNeen Louisville. Ks. and Rri.-
Cot via Appalaohia aud che Louisville 4
Nashville r. r.. With 6rst car leaving
Bristol May eighth aud frs, car leaving
Louisville, May ninth.
Yours trai,.
W T. Aul,>.
q. q. A.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1905-06-08

Peoria. m. June s. --wenoa ciishssn.
1s. shot and fatally wounded her "a
thei - miles from this city. Gillian
was abusiag his wife. The daughter
secured shotgun and fred both bar.
reis a, her father. lniictins a mortal
~orrs TFtrf
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1905-06-08

Tus Post wishes {, acknowledge
the recrir, Of the Newspaper Annual
Published by n. w. Ayer AMI Son.
This is a handsomely boaad book o
aHou, 1900 pages sni contains a com.
ple'r l's' II all new .p,rers AMI per-
''tieah pntli.hel ia tue United
States AMI r.e,la. Caht ana the
West l'iita liani. Il also con
ia'n- description 81 every place in
fhe ba'is States anl Csaads where
arusrspsr !. pablishel. Thi.
e'oR l. eompi,el a. great expense
Hpd 4 of ihtsse't t. the public at
large bot i Of especial benefit TO the
Advertise. ~ the cauntsv
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1905-06-08

Ma llrIvrY 'usie = fine impression
IA ms hearers At the Methodist
Church last Snui.v nisa' T'hi. one
arnied Confederate veteran h,s more
spiritual. mental sd physical vig.r
stu 10 hin' than halt the yoaus m,n
under 'h''ty y"so- age lie l. = caa.
didsse Tor State Superintendent Of
.achoolH aad as- many friends.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1905-06-08

Washic<ton. 5uns Ennf>a<rnfe
memorial day VAS OBSERVES vt<A 40
prvpriatc eeren>cnie< In to- coofc1cs>
ate section 81 ne kr.snx<or Safso>~.
eesnetesy. The scr7icr< were MID u,1-
der the auspices Of various oonfcaer.
ate societies.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1905-06-08

Fm BIG Stone Gap aud Powell.
valley Railrasd came ont with new
passenger ca's this week for this
feiiei - Now ~ dtc.m II this road
l"se'ng into Arpalachia aud down
1.-THE valley With electric cars aud =
i'rs rent fare. or possibly ten to Ap,
.paiaeh's k--p ih~ hall moving. n
:, q. . moving snl like a long
ife'sht e will b. hani stopping the
speed when under wsr.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1905-06-08

i"'' se'i'"" = becoming developed
fsss snA 'h~r~ va hs ,l,n,v Of
PLACES 'frr fbe.e ,,aung people who
vii iAFousbs a. Tor teacher.
e'e'e' saiesmsn. sieuortspher. TYNE.
writer I'rie'e's. iime keepers. iore.
aien. civil ash mechanical engineers
tr'orrA'heFs. etc. c,r tut the wish
Po'iiiep wu>, uslsfoem for the
-.f'''.' y Rev msv e., places by po-
l'''esi pull bu, 'bey osnno, slws,.
KEEP hem f.r' she youaz men ana
~oo-u work aaa lay s-id so,ne,ain-
'ai- s"m'"rf sni attend school here
~ elsewhere where they msy learn
bnsiness Of these iiif-rens kinds. In
a. f'see eawshey ses more thoroush
tSaiaing sad have social ,raiaing a,
the sane time.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1905-06-08

Ihe Rh9Ff FafFs are far sisrdinE sdvsrtirr-
msnta nnls flf}tf
~-l-ocsL ApvRsrisxxExrs vii n. -h.r.-
"a icr - NJ rate 4 5 c-ais per lice far each
Insertion.
The Washington times., 1905-12-31
YALE RELAY MEN
IN INDOOR MEETS
One and Two Mile Teams in All tb.
Big Fixtures-Some Good
Veterans.

NEW HAVEN. Dec. 3O-The indoor
training season for the track athletes
at Yale Is well under way
1t IS planned TO enter one and two
mile relay teams in al of the more I'm.
portant indoor meets, invitations hay
ing been received from the Boston
Athletic Association. New York Ath-
letic Club. and other prominent clubs
or last years two-mile team Parsons
at least is eligible. L'Engle. Tilson.
Thomson. Hellman, Moore and Frissek
viii be drawn on TO MI the vacant
places.
II Is rather uncertain who will con-
stitute the mile team, as much will de-
pend on the condition OF the men. the
idea Of indoor work being merely Ia
develop men for the out-of-door sea
son. johnson, Sheffield. VohoIen. and
Erving Will make a strong combina-
tion if it is deemed best for them to
compete indoors.
Individual men VIII be entered in the
distance runs, and a few new men in
the dashes. All the athletes who com.
peted in the fun games and who tried
for the cross-country team VIII report
The Washington times., 1905-12-31
ECKERSAlL FOR FULL
ON c. WHlTNEY'S TEAM

Caspar Whitney. in Outing :o~ Jau3-
airy. picks his Au-AmeviCcn football
team. and. as usual. he does some orISi-
nal IL not wise. picking.
His team is as follows; Ec<crsau 'Fh'-
cago). fulIback: Torney West PoinD and
Hurley tHarvard)A halfbaciSs; Hutchin-
son Yale) and Catlin (CSiCasrl, ends;
Brill ,Iarvarc) and I.aTScr OPenusyi-
vania), tackles; Tripp Yale AID BUR-
HarvardD. guards. an To~rey penn
sylvania). center
He throws out Of consideration aH fcer
yvno were disqualified. howe-cr :.Iinor
their offenses. In his ranking of teams
he places Harvard next 20 yale and puts
Dartmouth NTH. Swartl,uore ne does
not unention and this was not pad 1udg-
Dnent for there is n Weti-%,DIndel SuS-
picion that the standing of many OF the
Dlavers on that team Uas questionable
The Washington times., 1905-12-31
HARVARD HAS 300
TRACK CANDIDATES

CAMBRIDGE. Mass. Dec. 3O.-On
January 4, there will be a meeting OF
all OF the candidates for the track ath-
letic team. TO which an outline Of the
work viii be presented. and men prom
inent IN track athletics will speak
As the team this year has 10 be- do
veloped almost entirely from new ma
terial, winter work is important. and tho
success of the team next spring may
depend upon the work during the win
ter. In order TO interest as many men
as possible. a thorough canvass of the
university has been made. and aIread dy
over 500 men have signified their inten-
tions of coming out for the winter work
Practice will begin on January The
candidates will be divided into four OF
five squads. two 10 report I'm the morn
ing and the others in the afternoon
Squad captains will be elected to he'll
superintend the work. A board tract
will be built on Holmes Field. where
the sprinters will practice under the
supervision OF Coach Lathrop.
The distance men will run on the
roads about Cambridge. when the
weather permits. Besides the class re-
lay races. there will be one or swo in
tercollegiate races I'm which university
teams Will compete during the winter.
The Washington times., 1905-12-31
MINNESOTA AFTER
DARTMOUTH GAME

ST PAUL. Mimi. Dec, S0.-The Cui-
versity of Minnesota gridiron authorities
are trying TO arrange game with Dart
mouth for next season
Minnesota has taken this step as a re-
suit of her inability TO get a schesiule
on which the big Nine" of the Vest
were all represented. Heretofore she
has filed UP all her dates with small
Western colleges and high schools, luost
of which teams succumbed very easily
to the heavy and well-trained attack OF
the Minnesota backs. In one game two
high schools played teams. each lining
up against the AIinnesOtans for one half.
the college eleven winning the victory
by a score Of 81 TO @.
Minnesota has not met any of the big
ger colleges since 1893. when she played
the University Of Michigan. Now Min
nesota hopes TO arrange games with any
one OF the Big Nine" the members -cf
which, besides Minnesota, are Michigan.
Chicago. Wisconsin. Purdue, Illinois,
Northwestern. Nebraska and Indiana
one Eastern game Will be placed on the
schedule. and Dartmouth has been chos-
en- as the opponent
The Hanover eleven, having defeated
Princeton during the past season by a
score OF 10 o. are resting. on thej- Tau
rels. and VIII not play the Tigers agau;-
This leaves an open date en- the Dart
mouth schedule and Minnesota hopes to
fiji il. The game is likely 10 be held on
neutral ground. probably New York, for
financial reasons.
The Washington times., 1905-12-31
ENGLISH LIGHTWEIGHT BOUT.

LONDON, Dec. 30.-An interesting
boxing match has been made at the
National Sporting Club between Fred
auckland. lightweight champion of
South Africa, and Jack Goldswain, Of
Bormondsey. The pair recently met in
a trial and so satisfactory was it that
the match was the outcome They box
ON January % for The lightweight cham
pionship. the amount AT issue being $500
IA side and the club purse. Buckland,
who was at Peterborough. was repre-
sented by Prof. y. J. Newton.
The Washington times., 1905-12-31

haufmanH against Mike Sohreck. giving
as one of his reasons that he has other
engagements in View which promise bet
ter from financial standpoint
To some IT looks as though Billy is
locking the stable door after the horse
mas escaped. II is limited that Billy,
recognizing that he made a fatal error
IN pitting his squad heavyweight against
OBrien, intends being ultra careful In
selecting AIS future opponents.
1t may be that Delaney is right. Care
ful matchmaking has been the secret
OF many a pugilist's success. but Il
savors of 'babying" Kaufman too much
30 refuse TO sign with Schreck. Ii is
tantamount to a confession that Kauf-
man has failed entirely as champion
ship possibility and that it is only by
careful nursing he may be expected TO
amount TO anything as a selling platter
II may be better. though to walt un-
I'll Delaney thaws out and tells just
what his motives are
The Washington times., 1905-12-31
FRENCH PLANNING
BIG AUTO EVENT

PARIS. Dec 20.-Althoush the Auto
mobile Club of France has signified its
intention Of not competing in future
Gordon Bennett and Vanderbilt Cup
races il is now probable that a bag race
viii be organized to take place in
France next year
Al meeting of manufacturers. which
Was attended by the Marquis de DION.
NJ Rrasier. Renault De Turckheim. A
Clemcat and Others. a vote TO this ef-
feet was passed, aHd the club has now
fallen into line with this idea m view,
The race viii probably take place N
july.
The Washington times., 1905-12-31

his stable TO James Mccormick. and he
now retains only Giorifer and a couple
/ OF youngsters. Glorifier. one of the best
two-year-olds of 1904 was d disappoint-
ment this season and did not go to the
post here.
Speaking of Colonel Bell naturally
leads TO interest in Hermis. the great
horse which developed under his own
ership.
| Visitors who recently spent day at
Alexander Shields Bound Brook farm.
where are now Hermis and Stalwart.
are confident that both will stand train
Ing again. and If this proves true.
Messrs. Thomas and Shields are to be
/ congratulated for the forthcoming sea-
son does not promise much in the mat
/ ter of four-year-olds and upward.
When Sysonby and Artful are mention
ed no other fOur-year-old seems able to
do battle with them at equal weights.
! hear that w L. D. Stokes. the we'll
known New York millionaire, intends 20
/ go into a new scheme of breeding trot-
/ ting horses. At his famous Patchen
Wilkes farm in Kentucky Mr. Stokes
has the noted stations Peter the Great
| a. 2:07H; J. J. Audubon. 2:19; Horace
W. Wilson, 2:1S1R; Onward George,
- - = IL -
| siTes o. Sadie Mac. 2:06L; Audubon
| Boy, 1:59A. and others, the first two
named are already noted as producers
4 of extreme speed. and Will be much
/ patroniZed by owners of high-class
brOOdmares. while the remaining three
have breeding and Individuality to draw
! extensive patronage.
Mr.. Stokes proposes TO let the own
/ ers of drst-class mares have the ser
/ KriAA Af CT Nit 70.
/ taking Il half interest in the produce.
| This cooperative plan has been tried
| in the past in different parts Of the
/ country. but. with one exception. the
Offer has been made by owners OF trot-
/ ting stations which have not had much
reputation as prOgenitors of speed
hence the results have not proved very
/ satisfactory.
Mr.. stokes intends To manage the
whole plan from his Office in this city.
! as ne has decided to have no manager
/ at his farm. There will be none but
; colored help IN charge Of the horses.
James l.. Gray. OF Pisgah. Ky. breed
or Of saddle horses. has made a sue
cessfui experiment crossing thorough
bred mares with saddle-bred stations.
/ At the recent sale here he bought a
large number OF thoroughbred mares
, that are 10 be bred to saddle stations.
/ the idea being to get q type Of horse
that is faster and quicker in action
( than the pure bred saddler.
/ AthelinS, the imported stallion. who
/ for several years has been at the head
/ Of the stud Of the MesS-s. Clyde's
] GouShJcres Farm. is dead
| After the first Of the year white"
Shaw will go TO the home of his par
ents and will rest up for a time So
far he has made no enga cement for his
coming season. and viii probably ride.
as free lance.
The Washington times., 1905-12-31
Pugs Are Plentiful.

Mike CTwin) Sullivan and Joe Cans
VIII begin training in earnest tomorrow
FOR their fight on January ls. Jack viii
go into camp at San Rafael. Cans is
already in quarters at Crolls. Alameda
and has done considerable light work
already
There are so many fighters on hand
and so many fights in prospect that it is
difficult for new arrivals TO find places
10 train.
Willie Lewis. who boxes Willie FYtz-
gerald at Colma in the near future, was
weary and footsore hunting a camp that
wasn't already overpeopled with glove
men undergoing preparation for pending
events Finally he lit upon a place
which is rather aptly named the Oasis
and he is punching the bag overtime
TO catch up. 1t is expected that the
two Rillies will furnish a rattling mill.
The Washington times., 1905-12-31

Willie Fitzgerald and Willie Lewis
clash before the Colma. Cal. Athletic
Club next Saturday night, the distance
being twenty-five rounds. and the weight
142 pounds Last time Fitzgerald fought.
when he met Eddie Hanlon al Los Angeles
a few months ago. the stipulated pound
age was 1S3 pounds. so II looks as IL he
were taking a shade the worst of il
with this husky Fastener. who is said
to be one Of the best welteEweigfts
produced in that section for some time
However. Fitzgerald. Ike O'Brien. is
not particular whom he fghts-or even
how it comes out. perhaps-as long as
the money is in sight As the match
looks at present. it should go 10 Lewis
by big margin.
The Washington times., 1905-12-31
THE RAISE IN SALARY.

The boy whose relatives all died
When baseball was the reiSning sport
Now strikes the boss because ne says
He needs mere cash for their support
New York Sun.
The Washington times., 1905-12-31
BIT OFF ITS NOSE
TO SPITE ITS FACE
Illinois A. A. Killed Boxing
in Chicago.
ODD LOOKING AMATEURS
Police Couldn't See the Game Way Pre-
moters Wanted-Now Nobody
Can Give Bouts.

Amateur" boxing in Chicago came TO
sudden stop this week and. if our
somewhat tickle city government can
be taken seriously. will not again be
permitted here this winter.
The Illinois Athletic Club. which Sc
cretly caused the squelching OF an am
ateur tournament by one Of the smaller
clubs about q month ago, was itself
forbidden to go any further after the
first show OF its th-ee-nights affair had
been given 1t had relied or working
the member and friend scheme 10 the
limit. and something more. and managed
TO get away with 1t fairly well the first
night The chief of police, however.
after watching the nlaneuvers at the
box office. decided that he would cut
out all. and the blow fell.
1t is just as well Boxing where an
admission is charged is about the same
thing. in the eyes OF the law. whether
the participants are so-calIed amateurs
or full-hedged professionals. The only
difference is that the men who depend
on the fight game for a living put up a
more satisfactory exhibition than the
other fellows
Amateurs Were Paid.
As a matter of fact. it is pretty well
known that most of the boys who COM
peted at these recent amateur affairs
were handed "a piece OF change" in case
their efforts were deemed worth it ard
especially if they worked themselves
into the finals or. even the semi-hnals-
cry few of them were of the class who
would be willing TO train and other
wise Inconvenience themselves for glory.
pure and simple.
The Washington times., 1905-12-31
BEGIN GOLF EARLY,
TRAVERS' BEST TIP
Youthful Suppleness Helps
Correct Swing.
LEARNED FROM TRAVIS
Read His Book and Watched His Play.
Acquired Composite Styles
Great Game.

NEW YORK. Dec. 30-''I have never
regretted that 1 took up golf.'' said
Jerome ID. Travers in an interview this
week.
'One can hardly be too young in be,
ginning" he continued, for the supple
ness of youth is an important factor in
getting a good swing. began by knock
ing around with an old driver that had
been spliced for me by my cousins. My
first stunt was trying 10 drive from a
windmill to the house my parents lived
in summers l wasn't strong enough TO
cover the distance. so 1 finally began
to look upon the job as an inpossibility.
The next winter I guess 1 must have
increased rapidly in strength. Anyhow,
ii the spring l teed up my ball one day
and drove off. never thinking that I
should reach the goal Imagine my sur
prise when the ball crashed through the
dining room window All the reward I
got was sound spanking.
My earlier playing was all done on
the oyster Bay course. which at that
time was kept in pretty fair shape. al
though the grass along the sides was
rather high. However, that gave me
good lessons in playing out
The Washington times., 1905-12-31
what Would You Do?"

II told them that IL was my first
work in the game. and then turning To
Hanlon. said: Mr.. Iianlon. put your
self in my place and tell me what to
do. Advise me just as ir you were
speaking to a brother.
"Hanion flushed looked at the floor.
then at Caskins. Then he turned TO me.
Go TO Providence. ne said. Casklns
coincided. and / took my bag and went
10 Cincinnati. where the Grays were
playing. i made good with them. and
gained fully FIVE years in my career be-
cause OF the sacrifice of Hanlon who
wanted me at Rochester. We've been
warm friends ever since. the bonds being
strengthened during his stay here. I'm
sorry he has gone. but ! am confident
he Will have better success with the
Reds
The Washington times., 1905-12-31
Not a Library Golfer.

Il haven't been much OF a library
golfer About the only golf book l have
read carefully is that Of Walter j.
Travis. from which l gained several
points. but l have learned a good deal
mere by watching Travis and other first
class players. For instance. noted that
Travis never moves his head in making
certain motions. My game may perhaps
be called a composite. for while
learned my driving in large measure
from Alexander Smith, my putting was
acquired more from Travis. / read what
the latter has 10 say about patting. first
off one foot then off the other and then
p1acticed faithfully to find out which
one suited me best.
From what 1 know Of other sports.
there is none that / would exchange for
golf. IL is satisfactory IN itself, and
in addition it brings one in touch with
an exceedingly fine class Of sportsmen.'
The Washington times., 1905-12-31
HANLON GAVE WARD
LIFT IN BASEBALL
Good Advice Against His
Own Interest.
KINDNESS NEVER FORGOTTEN
Famous Players Have Been Close
Friends Ever Since and Are
Now Partners.

NEW YORK. Dec. 3O.-The departure
of Manager Hanlon from Brooklyn has
caused no end OF regret among the wide
circle of friends he has gained during
his seven years stay at the head of the
Superbas. but there is one man who
may than anybody else.
This was John NJ. Ward. perhaps the
most noted man In baseball in his day,
now a prominent Brooklyn lawyer. and
spoken of at the recent league meeting
as a possible candidate for president
in place OF Harry PulIIam. The popu-
larity OF PulIiam with the majority OF
the magnates alone prevented Ward
from being a serious factor. and his
friends predict that he will yet take his
place at the head OF the organization.
Thirty Years Friendship.
The friendship between Hanlon and
Ward has covered a period of nearly
thirty years, starting during their play
ing career in a most peculiar manner,
and continuing I'm business way until
they are now closer than two Hothers.
They own jointly considerable property in
the upper sections OF Brooklyn. Ward
attending to the business details. and
Hanlon supplying his share OF the pur-
chasing money with a degree OF con-
fidence which shows conclusively the
esteem in which he holds his associate.
1T was in 1876 that 1 first came in
contact with Hsnlon," said Mr.. Ward
In an Interview. "and II was to him that
owed my start as n successful ball
player / never told this story before.
had begun my professional career that
year with the BinghamtOns. but along
about June the club disbanded. l re-
ceived offers from Rochester and Pitts
burg TO finish the season in the box,
for / was pitching in those days. and
went TO Rochester TO look over the field.
was a boy Of eighteen then and mex
perienced. and / was taken aback when
the manager and players clamored for
me 10 sign Immediately Hanlou was The
captain of the team. and lie joined in
the request for me to sign. ! asked them
10 give me "A little time il think il over.
and went back to the hotel for that pur-
pose Hanlon and a well-known ball
player of those days Ed. Casldns :ol-
lowed me there and continued their i'm
portunities"
The Washington times., 1905-12-31

The many friends of that sterling
sportsman. Newton Bennington. viii be
glad To know that he is steadily i'm
proving from his recent attack and soon
will be entirely out OF danger. Mr.. Ben
nington is a racing man OF the right
sort and is popular with all followers
Of the sport.