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The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1906-05-10
THE GREATEST DISASTER.

The San Francisco fire has
the history Of the United States,
aside from the attendant earth
quake calamity from which
that city and large portion Of
California outside Of San Fran
cisco has suffered.
The only fire ever occurring
/ in the United States that bears
a parallel 10 the great conhag-
ration at the Golden Gate Is
that which destroyed a large
portion OF Chicago in October,
1871 The San Francisco fire
was great because the San
Francisco now in ashes was a
larger, wealthier and more pop
. lulOus city than was the Chicago
B Of that date, and a greater part
, Of San Francisco was destroy
- ed.
e Chicago's population in 1870
D was Dos .977. San Francisco had
e probably exceeded 400, 900 in
e habitants. Its population was
.I342,7S2 by the census taken six
J. years ago The property Valu-
+. alton in San Francisco Just be-
D. fore the fire was greater than
j. that of Chicago in 1871 and il
e. contained more n handsom e
al buildings than did the Chicago
,d Of that date.
at The area burned in Chicago
.h was 2.1O4 acres. In San Fran
ot cisco the burned district is esti
ht mated 10 cover seven squar'
is miles. l3O city blocks, or nearly
to three times the area devastates
.al in Chicago. The property los
in Chicago was, after ali insur
ST ance claims had been adjuste
er and paid. estimated at Sl92
its 600 600 lt is thought h a
OF $500 900 900 is moderate est
me mate Of the San Francisco los
r III The loss of life in Chicago WI
en-. about 300. In San Franciss
the the death list viii exceed ,OO
of with probably 5000 injured.
The buildings burned in CT
ros. cago were about 80 per cent.
In all those in the city and the
)me Value was ABOUT oo per cent.
nifty the "hole nese petcenIae
i 10 are exceeded considerably
> i'm both instances by the San Fra
mon cisco fire.
also The great fire in San FIR
, So cisco, in connection with
ices destruction wrought by
or earthquake in other parts
re is California. has been by all o
! al. the greatest disaster from 1
"a IN natural cause that the cour
yonr ever suffered.-Nashville I
vou lner.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1906-05-10

h Wm Beat ihe South & Western i'
Race to ODE Coal Fields,

Kinu-rort Tenn. May i-i n
announcement is made here
that work will begin on tne +
Niruinia division of the Hole /
Sion River railroad within the /
naxf few weeks. The contract /
+ for grading five miles oi ine
road from the state lime to Moe
casin Gap has been awarded to f
/ Ashe. Bird and others whoco com- .
.pose railway CONSTRUCTION
firm. The right of way ls ue-
.ino cleared of timber and every
Dreliminarv arrangement ls Dee
ino made % push the consiruc-
tion of the road From Mocca-
' sim Gau the road takes % south
west course. passing through
e. the foot hills of tine Clln G. h
I mountain ranges, thus Afford
D ing the heaviest grade work on
t the entire route To- is not oe-
u .lieved that the South N Western
{. railway company is interested
D. i'm the u0lst0n River line, a'
D. formerly claimed, but the mos
n- conservative people express tn'
$ belief that the Virginia x south
a, western and Southern railwa.
ry / companies have projected Ga
OF new road with the outlets trot
MT the coal fields of Virginia
OF the south Via Knoxville am
nd Asheville. The promoters
To- the Holst0n River road are u
ch ported 10 be buy ng La r :
a amounts of lands. owing to u
VS. new route being located alor
ire the rivers and through valley
". 1t is stated the line viii be cor
ma pleted and put IN operate
mt. much earlier than the $. &
line. which for months n
ade been under course of constrt
-ust tion from southeast 20 mort
'ars west across the rugged mot
age tain counties of this secti'
ing extending from Elk Horn CT
lln- XIV, to Spartansburg, 5. {.
iimSS' Locating S. & W. Railway.
mar Engineering corps of
the South < Western are work
Vir- on the new survey betw
(in- kingsport and Jones ooIo ~
Vir- will cost more tnan H. Is sta
and the former route VIII De
,iolo- shortest and most sausfact'
I not The JonesboTo route GRO
anv Holston river five miles eaS
Kingsport and then pa
irade through the Hendricks u
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1906-05-10
Practical Reasons Why You Should A
tend the Virginia State Institute.

!. 1t is your duty to yourself
and your constituents TO use
every opportunity to become a
stronger and more capable
teacher.
,. Educational work In this
State is progressive; the stand
ard is becoming higher and bet
ter-trained teachers are being
demanded. 1t is essential FOL
you to be well-ftted 10 occupy
a position of importance in tha'
improved order of education.
8. A teachers preparation
is her invested capital; by in
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1906-05-10

the applicant must
he eighteen years old, and must
make an average of 65 per cent
ON Orthography dn lu d : n z
punctuationl. Reading, Writ
ing. Arithmetic Gncluding bus
mess forms). Grammar Geogra-
phv History of the United
States. History Of Virginia,
Civil Government lnciuding
the Government of Virginia.:
Physiology and Hygiene, and
must not fan below 30 per cent.
on any subject.
(d) Applicants who make
the first grade averages on the
required subjects, but who have
not the requisite experience
will he issued a second grad'
certificate which may be chang
ga TO a first grade ceruhcat
D. after nine months successful
2 teaching.
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Inc expenses CIV
to an amount so low, as com {
pared 20 the great advantages,
INIT no teacher should hesitate
10 accept the opportunity 80,
= The course of study VIII
he a preparation for the Exam
ination for certificates 70 oe
held at the end of the Institute .
G. Teachers holding cerun,, .
Gates of "A lower grade, ana +.
those holding first grade GER
tificates not expiring this ses-
sion. will do we'll TO take 'he
Institute Course and prepare F
for the examinations n O. W.
thereby at once accommodating
themselves To- the new stano
ards for certificates.
Excuse From Regular Examination.
All applicants who attend
|ono of the State summer lnell-
tutes shall Doe excused from
taking the regular eNaminat'.o,n
lin MAY. provided they ceil'll
- their Intention 20 che Examiner
D of their circuit. in which case
tney sh'''i "e ........;,n '''-'. toba
~ lhe 5pe.'as' ,i'D ,.ori.,,s lnsti-
coh'Uc''i u.s. o. '....t~,,,t,rs nn tho
. same dates as the said exam
p nations are held oy the division
y suporintendents
,- c~,1|s There are hv,
is .r''-.--+,e.,ta- I'm Nirgin
,r Si'''S s,,-...' ,i 81. .''' rftrF GRADE
rs lh ~ i'''.,.','''.'...,.. i''',' second Grade
v -"'s ~. .' .....~- .rl ranewa
-e ooe .'' .'' .~sl. GOOD fo
h. e.. p. -~ D,' and rnewable fo
ie " r...s.,.l certificate.
id ' ...-., rs,r- and p.
ly sD,~..o.tl. ror similar perio
ld ' ...... a., tfma. co.legial
re -.-e..+. ..'- rool Ion tom veal
rk ..I r.,,.,..Ils for "a eimiii.
id -..l -''. f,.,,,, +in,a fo Time.
.v. r,~ .tte,lanc4 at the B
-..,,. Gan Stats Institute. q
Att@n5once certificate win
at ;sSne5 Tbis win be credit.
NO =, tl,. holder of the same DOB q
or. +;,,otirv tbs satisfactory e'
"A 4.-ca fSr the renewal of a
th- cerfifcafe SO attendance @,
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1906-05-10
THE GREATEST OF EMPIRES.

In Round numbers the British
empire has am area of 100000 900 /
SQUARE miles. so other begins I
to rival it. The Russian em-
pire stands next. but DO has only /
$. fG0.3g5 square miles. Next
I'M rank is what we may call
the French Republican empire,
with 4.2gf.l3O square u,tes,
closely followed by China, nth
|4277l7O. The United States
leNercises dominion over 3,69], g.
/. OGq square miles. or less than
one-third the area of the British
empire. while the German flag
FLOATS over only .236,650 square
miles Nearly as large as the
4 next two put together. the Brit.
5 ish empire easeiy leads the
Q world I'm point of area.
e I'm respect % population th'
British empire may or may NO
y stand first Its census show
e an aggregate of about 400, 00O
pa OGO. The only possible rival T
10 lit is China. of which the popt
.d Iation has been stated at 407
OF 100000 for China proper, am
e- / 426. 900. 600 for the entire empir
,e including Tibet and Iurkestal
le The utmost claim for the Ru
lg sian empire is less than l42, 90,
rs. 600. while France governs on
m 93 900. 900. the United Stat
on probably S0.000.000; German
" only "A. 100000. If we analy
las these figures we find that thr,
nc fourths of the British subJe'
tn are Asiatics. There are pre-
IN ably 57.000.0O0 civilized VIII
on, men in the British empire.
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n;o Stone Gap State Summer institute.

hos now become Hh A''
- res.a~ - in our educational work =.
,,Whetber ,SI.e il furnishes TO the y.
..,il m trained an opportunity 10 =
.,oot and discuss metho1s OF :,
or whether 1T oilers "
;.str,ction to those who nave ,,
not enioved the advantages OF il i
= college course. It's work mus n
~ recopnized as of the hlghes'
importance. ...~,,o to c
.oocbors who attend the nor :
oo}s are many and lasting. !
aside from having tine adNah II
fsges of careful instruction. the
esesoc;ation of teachers from
..,~;ors sections tends 90 arouse
.,,omon interest and sNmpa- /
tbv the influence of which TOT .
~r,5 is hard 10 oVerestmate- /
Tbe teachers horizon greauN
broadens and she becomes more
~.,erious of the real meaning /
30 ber work Such am eNper- +
;erco too. makes the teachcr /
,,,ora resourceful and independ-
ant. os She becomes broader DID
mind the field for her possi"ie
sctivitv widens aud the re
straint of Influences purely
local is removed
But particularly is the great
advantage of thorough insIruc-
,fon to be emphasized. Many
teachers are forced GO enter ,ne
school room a long Wnne nee
fore their own preparation is
,or,nlefe or even adequate lot
tbeir work. TO such teachers
"a normal course Us absolutely
essential. Teachers who nave
had better advantages of tram
inr and some experience ODD th'
teachinp profession VIII hn'
fbo normal mo- less helpful, 70,
% study of subject matter an'
methods they become iar NOR.
Efficient Inn their present Wor'
and may also have lald "a soi
foundation for advanced study
Location.
The institute will be held
Bic Stone Gap. Va. The G"
considerations of prime impo
fance I'm selecting "a site for
summer school are: first healt'
fulness of location; and secon
the summer climate should
encb as not 90 enervate teac
ers applying themselves
study. I'm these respects q
conditions az Big Stone Gap "a
IDEAL The climate during 1
summer months is most sal
brious. The country arou
bounded by majestic ranges
mountains. lis proverbial Tor
rare beauty.
Purpose.
The purpose of the lnsut
Is to offer teachers "a thoroo
course of instruction in
branches taught IN the pu'
schools. The idea IS 90 m
the course the best poss
substitute for college tralni
~ that end. while method
teaching will bee carefully d
with. the thorough study
subject matter viii be eml
sized.
A faculty of strong and
perienced teachers has beer
cured. The course of study
been carefully composed
meet the needs of teacl
Every effort Will be eXert'
make the stay of teaC
pleasant and profitable, a
is confidently believed tha
several weeks spent heI
earnest work will prove OF
mediate and lasting bench
For those teachers also
do not intend to pursue a
ular course, but desire 10
a few weeks in profitabI
creation, Big Stone Gap W
found a most pleasant T
They may select special co
attend what lectures the
sire, and do what actual
work they find cOngenial.
Practical Reasons Why You Sh
tend the Virginia State lnsIi
1t is yOur duty TO v,
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1906-05-10

Misunderstanding Sales
man. Must furnish references
and invest One Thousand a.
600 OO) Dollars, in first class s
per cent. Bonds. Salary and
expenses paid. Experience not
required, we teach business al
our mills. The Wheeling Roof
inc & Cornice Co, Wheeling
w Va. 14-l'
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All kinds Of legal blanks for
sale by the Wise Printing Co.
The San Francisco call., 1906-12-30
Faces Revolver; Waits
Two Days to Faint

a CCORDING to the story of Manager NJ Noeccrino of
the Lambardi Opera Company Esther Adabero bravely
faced pistol with which George Dorso threatened her
Life. She tainted two days aerward
The San Francisco call., 1906-12-30

is to be made to ascertain the prevail
ing sentiment among Los Angeles busi-
ness men as to Japanese exclusion
Secretary Zeehandelaar of the Mer-
chants and Manufacturers Association
has sent to all members of that organ
ization return postal cards which read:
In view of the agitation regarding
the exclusion of the Mongolian race
from this country, especially as 1t af-
fects the Japanese. the board of direc-
tors of this association desires an ex-
preston from you on this subject"
Discussing the move today Secretary
Zeehandelaar said: I'VE believe that
the gfst of all this agitation is to be
found in the activity of the union Ia
Dor leaders at San Francisco, and that
they are trying to involve the entire
State in their own little controversy
If the Japanese labor were cut or from
Southern California many interests
would suffer-"
The San Francisco call., 1906-12-30
Esther Adalberto Is Heroine of Tale
Vouched for by Modest Manager


on peacefully
doubt but there
with
al be
yesterday afternoon Esther Adaberto the heroine Frustrated
The scenario should read about as follows;
Evening
scene-centl Theater, showing stage and door
DorsOp proceeds to
Dorso-Ay fuu Of
divine h notes) Fly NY oh fly old ip with
nury snvery
(nercey-hen persuasion
Esthers
is sc
Ccoaxingly)-rh
aria Curtatn9
Time
sonel- uditoriun o Cent
he
on 10 police uniforms
2-Dressng-roon n of
pistol
Bsther-savedi oFants; prostraton
whstns
Epnogue-rime
merely boost the
Advertising
The San Francisco call., 1906-12-30
SAYS MINING MAN
SW|NDLEO HER

Mrs Anna McDaniels OF 1541 Page
street secured a warrant yesterday
for the arrest of E. E. Emmons.
mining promoter residing In Oakland.
She alleges that he swindled her out
OF $1,000.
According to Mrs. McDanieIs' COM
plant she was induced by Emmons to
buy stock in the Drummer Boy mine.
located in Siskiyou County, After
holding the shares for more than
year she says she discovered that En-
mons deeds TO the property were ir-
regular and her stock valueless. She
asked for the return Of her money. but
was given no satisfaction, she asserts.
Emmons and his wife are charged
by Mrs Daniels with operating to-
gethe- in mining projects.
Detective Dow was detailed by Cap
tain OF Detectives Duke to accompany
Mrs McDanie1s to Oakland and ar
rest Emmons. Mrs. Daniels said she
did not know where the Emmons
lived. but that she could point them
out II an officer accompanied her.
The San Francisco call., 1906-12-30
AWARDS DAMAGES
OF 100000
SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE CALL.

FRESNO. Dec. 2s.-One of the largest
damage verdicts ever rendered in
the United States was that award
ed by a jury here this evening
against the Southern Pacific Rail-
road Company in favor of willard r.
Zibbell. the young San Francisco trot-
ting horse driver. The award is for
100000. virtually the amount sued for.
which was 100000. The largest award
made by any jury heretofore in this
State is said to be one for $4,000 given
in San Luis Obispo two years ago to a
man who had lost both legs.
The legal fight IN this case against
the railroad has been conducted by
Sullivan & Sullivan and Theodore
Roche OF San Francisco, assisted by
Everts & Ewing of Fresno. Zibbell,
the son of trotting horse man of San
Francisco. and himself q well-known
driver, lost his left arm. left leg and
right hand and his right foot was
crushed on the Southern Pacific cross
ing over a principal street in this city
in July, 1905. In company with Blaine
Mcmahon. a correspondent of the
Breeder and Sportsman. he was here
attending race meet, when they were
Caught on the CROSSING ABOUT O'CLOCK
in the evening by a drifting switch
train, which was advancing with the
engine in the rear through the yards.
Mcmahon was crushed to a shapeless
mass and Zibbell is helpless for life.
The trial lasted two weeks and was
bitterly fought, Attorneys Roche and
Ewing acting for the plaintiff and l..
l. Cory for the company. The scenes
in court were often affecting in the
extreme. especially when Zibbell was
stripped to be shown to the jury and
his aged father, broke down on the
stand. Zibbelrs young wife. to whom
he was engaged at the time of the ac-
cident. and who insisted upon marry
ing him at once. has been his nurse and
appeared daily with him in court.
A novel feature of the trial was the
conduct of a series of experiments in
the switching yard with the same en-
gine, train and crew that caused the
accident, to ascertain how far the men
might have seen it coming. Many wit
nesses testified to the dangerous char
acter Of the crossing. which has been a
source of dispute between the munich
pality and the company for years, and
the accidents on which have compelled
the company to commence the construc-
tion Of a subway.
The San Francisco call., 1906-12-30
DECLARES WOMAN
WAS POISONED

OAKLAND, Dec. 20. Discovering
that her aunt, Mrs. Jane Layton. whose
home was on Bassett street, In Fruit
vale. had died suddenly and had been
inferred before her relatives had been
notified of her death, Mrs. Annie Prin-
gle, wife OF John Pringle, butcher
residing at 1917 Seventh street, re-
ouested the Coroner today to have the
body of Mrs Layton exhumed and the
stomach examined for traces Of poison.
Mrs. Pringle declared that 1t was her
belief that Mrs. Layton had been mur-
dered, but by whom she did not say.
She said she thought her aunt had been
poisoned by some one who hoped to
secure all or a part of the dead wom-
ans property. which consisted Of money
and real estate.
Mrs. Pringle declared that $500 and
a jewel case containing some valuable
gems, which she said were in Mrs
Layton's possession at the time OF her
death, have mysteriously disappeared
as had her handbook. All Of this
coupled with the fact that, as Mrs
Pringle alleges, Mrs. Layton was not
seriously Ill four hours before her
death, led to the request for an investi-
cation. Coroner Mehrmann inquired
into the death of Mrs. Layton, and
facts uncovered tonight lead to the be-
lief that Mrs. Pringle is laboring under
a Misrepresentation.
One of the reasons given by Mrs.
Pringle for her idea that her aunt was
victim of foul play is that. accord
ing to the niece, Mrs. Layton was the
victim of an attempt on her life about
a year ago. At that time she narrowly
escaped death, and since then had lived
in constant fear of being poisoned. 1t
was learned that Mrs. Layton had for
months been sufferer from chronic
Bright's disease and had been attended
by DR.. L. B. Smith of Fruitvale for a
long time. DR.. Smith had not called
on Mrs. Layton for four days before her
death. and although summoned when
her condition became serious, he did
not reach her until after life had flown.
In certificate signed by DR.. Smith
death was ascribed to chronic Bright's
disease, and this certificate was ap-
proved by the Coroner, to whom the
case was reported at the time OF death,
December IT,.
The San Francisco call., 1906-12-30

B.F.stoll. dentist; Haight 4 Masonic av.s
The San Francisco call., 1906-12-30
MUROE ERER'S RING
LURES PLUME
Policeman Must Face Trial
Before the Commission
for Unoficerlike Conduct
SIEMSEN THE CAUSE

1t. looks like plucking for Policeman
E. j. Plume.
Placed at the cell of Murderer John
Siemsen, like death watch over that
moral monster, Plume permitted his
hunger for q little easy money to cause
him to forget his duty to the public
and his duty to honor. Now he must
face trial before the Police Commits
sion for unofficerlike conduct and for
leaving the city without permission.
1t was the flash of jewel, bought
with the fruits Of assassination. that
lured Plume from the right. Not long
ago he was seated before the cell when
the Kanaka murderer told him he had
pawned s125 ring for $50 with the
American Jewelry Company, 900 Broad
way, Oakland. Siemsen told Plume he
might have the ring II he would take
it out, intimating, however, that the
policeman might remember that 1t was
the holiday season and a Few dollars
to take the ring and he set out on his
mission. armed with the following
order:
American Jewelry Company. sos Broad
way, Oakland:
Please deliver my ring with my name
engraved on the inside, "John Siemsen.'
It is a hundred and twenty-five dollar
ring. / drew $50 on same. I sent q
jeweler over the other day to get 1t,
the ring, and he hasn't shown up. II
bearer. / have lost the ticket on the
ring. The young lady will remember 1T
was pawned on the 31st Of October
yours JOHN JOHN s1EMsEN.
PLUME SECURES RING
Plume took his trip to Oakland on
December 4. On Christmas day he
went to Captain Mooney, and, holding
his temples between his hands, COM
planned that he was i'll and asked as a
favor that he be not sent back to the
lonesome watch before the murderer's s
cell. Captain Mooney, suspecting moth
Ing relieved him of that duty. AS
Plume did not return with the few
dollars to buy Christmas cheer, Siem-
sen began to get restless, and. while
he denies he "peached" on the police
man, the fact remains that Captain
Mooney and Captain Duke heard of the
transaction.
A detective was dispatched to Oak
land and when he returned he brought
back the order written by Siemsen.
Under 1t was written: Received ring
on order of ticket 16,1SS- E. j. Plume
Plume was called before Captain Duke
and asked why it was, In face of the
fact that even Siemsen's wife had been
stripped of the Jewels purchased with
the gold won through murder. that he.
a policeman, should secure possession
OF so valuable a jewel bought by the
same thug, and say nothing.
PLUME's DEFENSE
Plume sought to defend himself by
explaining that Siemsen had told him
the ring was purchased by him before
he turned thug; that 1t was a jewel
hos Oh xyi
And. anyway explained Plume fur
ther, .I did not put UP the $50; a friend
of mine, Shrader, did that and he has
the ring
Honest gold," said Captain Duke.
with shrug' Of his shoulders. Go and
see If such man as Shrader exists, =
he continued, turning to Detective Bell.
IF he is not a myth bring him here"
The detective departed and Plume.
astonished at the -rapidity OF the ex-
posure of his little plan, retired to
await the day he must make defense,
If, indeed. he decides defense can be
made.
The San Francisco call., 1906-12-30
PRESIDENT is LAUNCHED
Passenger Steamship to PLY Between
Seattle and This City

CAMDEN. N. j., Dec. 2e.-The steam
ship President, built for the Pacific
Coast Company, was launched from the
yard of the New York Shipbuilding
Company in this city today. The ves-
sci was christened by Miss Anna
Dickey, daughter of A. W. Dickey. resi-
dent inspector of the Pacific Coast
Company.
The President is designed as a first
class vessel for trading between San
Francisco and Seattle. She is 416 feet
long, forty-eight feet beam and thirty
seven feet deep. The accommodations
provide for 294 1rst-class passengers,
144 second~class and a crew of 1O7
The speed of the steamer will be fifteen
knots an hour.