The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1905-05-18

Accused BY his ssvcn-yssr-oid step
daughter Of having Killed bis wife and
infant child BY pouring kerosene over
their bed a. they lay asleep and then
setting Gre to the bed clothing. Joseph
Lciding. Of Chicago. was arrested
The pope has appointed Cardinal
Satolii former pspai delegate TO tho
United states. 70 be protector OF he
Sisters Of Charity Of the incarnase
Word az San Antonio. Tex
william H. Taft secretary Of war.
IS slated 70 succeed wf.iism H. Moody
as attorney general. when the latter
rctires from the cabinet TO take ND the
practice OF laW in Boston. his home
city. That at any rate. Is the present
plan Of President Roosevelt
Unless the president changes his
mind. both Herber, Bowen. late minis
ter 10 Venezuela. and Francis y. Loom.
IS 6rss assistant secretary OF state.
viii retire from the public service Of
result Of the controversy IN which
the two men have been engaged A
prominent member OF the cabinet is au-
ihofity Tor this statement
Al bloomington. IN. Conrad Blarch-
ara. a farmer. shot his wife twice. a..
nictins probably fatal wounds. lie thaa
shot himself dead Both were 90 years
old.
Tho LindcH hotel. St Louis will
ho torn down to make way Tor dc.
parimcnt store The Liudcm has been
in existence FOR 80 years. and was
Popular with travelling men.
Statistics which have been gathered
hy The Charity Organization society
Show that the American negroes are
moro subject TO consumption than any
other race Of people Of which statistics
con be secured.
Walter f. Matthews. OF Portland.
United States marshal for the district
OF oregon. has been removed by order
of the president
The seventh session OF the Interra.
.ioual Railway congress ended IN
Washington. Its eighth session will
meet IN Berne. Switzerland. ave years
hence
twenty-five miners were killed by
premature explosion during blasting
operations in the Almasy coal mine NJ
Rcsicza. Hungary
Master carpenters or Janosvine
WIS. declared every shop IN the DIV
open" This will bring about a com.
piefo fIcun OF building
Archibald MacKirdy. American vice
consul nc Muscat. Arabia. WAS married
r So Margaret church. Westminster.
London. To- Olive Christian Malvcry.
an East Indian who has spent five
years working among the poor OF Lon.
don
In an opinion rendered by Attorney
General Moody regarding the applies.
tom oi The eight-hour law 10 the ON.
r.tyes 'f the lsthmiau Canal Co. on
inc lsthmus of Panama. the attorney
honcrai holds that the law applies %
Those employs
SINS Max Waller was killed and Nj
waller and three children and Mrs
white were injured by n windsiorm
which demolished the Waller home in |
'he Ihornhusy neiEhborhood. sixteen
ni.es north OF Wichita Falls. Tex.
Italy and Portugal signed a treaty |
'f arbitration Eimilar 20 that existing /
between France and Great Britain
Repairs go cost about n million dol. /
1r. and which Will require more than /
b years iime. are recommended hy an 4
'ne.ai board 90 survey the United 4
states armored cruiser New York The
cruiser is tied up at Boston and Is out
'f commission
Tho eruption OF Ait Vesu,ius ir
'eain active. There have been heavy
.u'os'ons and the quantity OF lava
m tied produces a magnificent spec
al.c at niE-L