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The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1910-01-12

The bonds, recently voted bv
the town for building a town
JAIL sewer and street improve
ments 20 the amount of $4,000.
have been sold to the banking
firm of John Nuveen and Com
pany, of Chicago, who viii nav
the money over TO the town for
them as soon as the legality of
the bonds can be investigated
There viii be no trouble along
this line The bonds were
sold at ipar, though the town
allowed the company $1,000 to
pay the legal expenses Of in
vestlgating the legality of the
bonds, having the bonds en-
graved. and other expenses per
tanning 10 the sale
The work of improving the
streets and sewers and building
a town Jail and hall will be
commenced early in the spring.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1910-01-12

Don't Miss Joshua Simp-
kins" Thursday night at Audi.
torium-
\. O. Wood. of Roanoke.
general manager of the Virgin
ia and Tennessee Telephone
Company, spent a few DAYS in
town the past week looking
after the interests of his com
pany here.
Whitman's Pure Candies
famous since 1912. Guaranteed
under the Pure Food and Drug
act. June 80, 1906. L. S. Serial
No. 22e3, sole agents
ENTERrRIsE DRUC Co.
VI. A. Stull. a prominent piano
dealer of Bristol, spent a few
days IN town last week on bust
ness.
Or. and Mrs. G. ". Bolts OF
Appalachia, were-in town Tues
day.
Mrs; Cochran has fine cream
for sale.
Misses Bertye and Addie
tleenOr visited Mrs. q. w.
Bolts, at Appalachia Sunday.
Miss jamie Slemp left Mon.
day for New ork. where She
was called on account of the
illness of her sister, Mrs. Ed
monds.
:. NJ. Owens, who has been
confined TO his room with rheu.
matism for "a couple of weeks
past. rs able TO be out again.
Nyal's Corn Remover. re-
moves corns-monoy back If it
don O. 25c.
hNrERpRIsE DRUG Co.
Hare gonna weak ihoat 1850. SOU cam. /
N' i.N ..ro'u. Un cannot begin frr.f. ]
.nf f0n early Zach Du'i makes run mon. 4
.'-.e In anNihor and fhe 'a-f Away. the +
fItr 'H ..rc FOn $500 take Chamber. f.
''N '.tN Remedy at tne nrf.of Sou wiI H
% -'.el much Trouble. Soda 0t Enterprise /
Drug ln.
Miss Matte IS. Kerr. one of +
.he teachers iu The public F.
hool at this place. YVES called T.
10 her home at King and Queen
Court House Monday ou ac
count of the death of her
mother
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1910-01-12

Craig county claims to be the
banner turkey county of Vir-
GINA. During December il is
estimated $50, 900, or SO for
every person in the county was
received from shippers for the
CHRISTMAS fowl. The top price
paid for the birds was 23l cents
per pound. The average flock
nets the owner $3.50.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1910-01-12

Mr.. Barnes, the new manag-
er Of the Stag Hotel, has arriV-
ed IN the city and has taken
charge of the Stag. He will
also take charge of the new
Matzteld Hotel as soon as il is
completed, which will be about
the 18th of March or the first of
April. Mr.. Barnes comes to
tins city from Big Stone Gan.
ana has an excellent reputation
as hotel manager. He has
a large number of friends
among the travelling men who
have been In the habit of visit
ing the southwest and will re-
celve a warm welcome from
them@s- they beginto drop into
town during the next week or
two. -Bluefield Telegraph.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1910-01-12
LOCAL ITEMS.

clothing salesman of Lexing-
ton, Ky, was among the travel
ing men in town this week.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. L. /
Wade, of Turkey Cove. on last
Sunday, a fine boy baby.
Dr. J. A. Gilmer visited Tur-
key Cove last sunday probes
sionally.
G. o. Myers, Of Waynesboro. .
was o visitor TO the Gap one
day last week.
a. W. Williams was a Gin .
cinnati visitor 70 Big Stone Gap 4
since our last issue.
Whitman's Pure Candies
fresh every week by express.
Sole agents.
ENTERPRISE DRUG Co.
j. w Rush was over from
Bristol one day last week.
Watch for Uncle Joshua.s
Great Burlesque Parade at
noon Thursday.
r. T. Kent, of Knoxville. was
I'M town last week.
L. w Surface was among
the Bristol business men am
town last week.
Judge and Mrs. II. a.. W. .
Skeen Sunday visiting relatives
in Turkey Cove.
AIr. and Mrs. c. d. Watts. Of
Norton. visited Mrs. Watts
parents. Mr. and Mrs. 81. n Is
Amburgy. i'm the Gap the past
week.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs Thomas ,
Reese, on last sunday. "a girl.
II you love your sweetheart
buy her "a box of Whitman's
Pure Candies. Sole agents.
ENTERPRISE DRyG co. d
j n.y. Rell was an Abingdon
visitor 90 Big Stone Gap one
day last week
Dr vs.. A. Baker was called {
90 JonesNillc last Saturday ON
professional business.
T. p Thacl1ston. assistant
land aud industrial agent of the
Southern and Virginia and
Southwestern Railroads. snent D
a couple of days in Che Can
last week ON business for his J
companies.
G.. j. Kidd, of Bristol. APRON
nent travelling salesman was
among the travelling men in \
town hast week.
Waterman's Ideal Fountain d
Pens. A pen 10 suit every G.
hand b
ENTERPRISE DRUG Co. f
CULLEN Gillv. who has h.,n q
connected with the New River s
ant PocahOntas Consolidated
Coke Company IN West Vir-
glnia for the past fourteen
months, IS visiting his parents.
Mr. and Mrs. John GIlv. i'm q
Turkey Cove. il
. s. G. Bateman, of Bristol. was 4
pa town last week. i
q. NJ. johnson, of Lynchburg. ?
was among the travelling men y
Pa town the past week. q
William Ramsey, of Knox. 7
\ lile, was a guest at the Monte Il
Vista last Friday. st
II. X. Palmer, OF this place D
has accepted a position i'm the y
ponce department at Washing b
ION CITY, and has gone there 10 o
takc charge of his work. His +,
family viii remain here for the
present, but later may move to 81
ihe capital city. a
" aterman's Ideal Fountain G
fens Will be exchanged by any
qeaier, anywhere. at any time.if
90 perfectly satisfactory or by el
Vie manufacturers. For sale bv e.
ENTERPRISES Drug Co. cl
ID. d. Hull, Jr., of Roanoke NJ
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W. II. VI. SOCIETY.

The Woman's Home Mission
Society of the Southern Netho-
dist Church were most deligh.
fully entertained at the home
of Mrs. G. y. Knight. Thurs
day afternoon. January Is. 1910.
The president presided and
opened the devotional exercises
10y singing "Al Hail the Power
of Jesus Name, and then fol-.
lowed a prayer by the leader
The questions on the bible
study lesson were asked and
were quite interesting.
4 letter was read from Miss
Belle Bennett by Mrs. Skeen
several copies of this letter
We're distributed among the
members.
Mrs. Benedict read "a loafof
entitled Her Connecticut Tn.
situations.
An article from "OurHomos.'
was read 10y Mrs Carter. Sub
Ject. " Why the Women ASK
the Right of the Laity.
To was now in order 90 berin
the business of the afternoon
ami the secretary called the
roll and read the minutes of tho
TWO previous meetings.
New-York tribune., 1910-01-24
ALBANY EXPECT4NT.
Legislation A7Cdits 4Hds-COn-
ger Investigation.

Albany. Jan. 23-Legislative activity.
so far as the Senate is concerned has been
abruptly halted by the grave accusations
made by Senator Conger, of Tompkins,
against the integrity of Senator Aids the
Republican majority leader, the proposed
investigation of which promises interest
ing developments in the week to come.
The Senate has decided to conduct the
investigation a whole and in the open,
but the method of procedure has yet TO
be adopted Senators Bracket, Meade and
Grady, who were appointed a committee
to submit plan of procedure TO the Sen
ate on Tuesday, will meet again before the
session on Monday evening to discuss the
best means of probing the charges. If
their suggestions are adopted it is ex
pected that the investigation will get
der way at once to the exclusion of all
other business. and that it will be carried
on by counsel for the accused man and
the accuser, with Lieutenant Governor
White presiding and the Senate as judges.
Some Assembly committees will get down
to business this week and brief daily cal
endars may be expected. Until the Aids
Conger episode has been investigated how
ever, the members of the lower house will
find the Senate proceedings more interest
ing than the daily grind Of committee work
and the legislative output is expected to
be correspondingly meagre.
The Assembly may contribute chapter
to the country wide campaign against the
high prices of meat on Monday evening If
Assemblyman Murray urges consideration
of his resolution introduced last week, pro-
v;ding that the Legislature request the
Attorney General of the United States and
the Attorney General of New York to in
vestigate the operations of the so-called
beef trust with view to restraining it's
alleged illegal activities.
The minority leader, Mr.. Frisbie, is also
expected TO push his resolution providing
for a legislative Investigation of the in
creased cost of living with a view to sug-
gesting remedial legislation.
New-York tribune., 1910-01-24
IDENTIFIES SUICIDES BODY.
Man Who Shot Brooklyn Jeweller Was
Real Estate Promoter.

DR.. Charles E. Denison, of No. 6S West
list street, visited the Brooklyn morgue
yesterday and identified the body of the
man who. on Thursday, sandbagged and
shot Frederick Boettcher, jeweller, of No.
s. Myrtle avenue, as that of Vincent w.
Wander Weyde, the only son of Mrs. Van
der Weyde. of No. Ais West 115th street.
The man swallowed carbolic acid after be-
ing cornered by q crowd. DIR. Denison
said last night that there was no doubt
about the Identification being correct,
for he had known the young man for
many years. when Vincent left his
mothers apartment on Thursday morning."
said DR. Denison, "she fully expected him
home that night. While reading the pa
pers on Saturday she noted that the
initials on the necktie fastener were said
to be "V. w. W. Fearing that it might
be her son, she asked me to visit the
morgue and find out. This L did, finding it
was too true.
Wander Weyde called at my office on
the day before Christmas and 1 gave
him a prescription for a headache which
he said was continuous. I have always
considered him erratic, but 1 should not
say that he was insane. His father, who
Is dead. was also of a peculiar disposition.
I cannot understand why he should have
done what he did. His business, 1 believe.
was the promoting of real estate in New
Jersey"
New-York tribune., 1910-01-24
NOW WHITES BLACK
DID DUCKS MOURN?
Bo sun Says They Didn't, but
Ah Suey Fong Disagrees.

The British freighter Ghazee from Yoko-
hama Hong Kong and other Oriental ports
got In yesterday with eight ducks.
She had other things aboard. such as hui
man hair. firecrackers and bronze gods. but
this inanimate cargo caused no trouble
whatever. 1t was the ducks that had made
the skipper worry ever since the Ghazee
cleared the Red Sea, and if All Suey Fong,
the keeper of the quacking fowls. gets back
to China with his mind intact he will sur
prise the ships officers.
Some time last July wealthy amateur
poultry breeder of Long Island stumbled on
the idea that white Chinese drake and an
American duck might become the parents
of wonderful duckIng. He believed in the
future of China and the open door policy
and lowered the gate of his duck pond to
the white ducks of China.
In fact. he invited a party of 240 Chinese
quackers to take up their abode at the
duck farm on Long Island. They accepted
the invitation through their Chinese mas
ter and a reasonable price was paid for
their transportation 1t fell 10 the lot Of
the Ghazee to- bring them here, via Singa-
pore, Port Said and Algiers. The white
feathered tribe from Hong Kong enjoyed
the trip and thrived under the care of All
Suey Fong until the duck transport poked
iici IlOSc lIltO the STRAIT Oh
and then the curses of the bronze gods in
the hold fell heavily upon them.
All Suey Fong came up on deck after
they had entered the Red Sea with five of
the white auackers dead in his arms. He
laid them on the after deck and wept
When the boatswain came along and want
ed to know what the deuce he was doing.
the keeper of the sacred birds replied that
a plague had fallen upon the lot.
ALE samee ducks, heap sickee," he said
big joss in China he allie samee no like
glood ducks go to Mellika. Me heap think
allie ducks die chop chop like that
''Out of this. Suey.' said the boatswain.
I'VE didn't think the whole batch was goin'
to live, did ye?''
Suey went below and cared for his
charges without more ado, but when the
Ghazee got by Cairo only eight of the 24O
ducks were alive.
The skipper was anxious to get some of
the imported fowls here alive and gave the
eight survivors his personal attention. But
when the freighter passing through
Gibraltar every one on board was Mortified
to find the snow white survivors turning
black. Here and there were black feathers
apparent, on the wings of some and. on the
breasts Of others. and from that time until
the Ghazee came off the Hook yesterday
All Suey Fong could not be induced to come
on deck.
He shouted up through the dark hatch
way to the mate that the eight surviving
ducks were growing black feathers as
mourning for those that died, but the mate
allowed that some wise Chnk duck dealer
had bleached EN- white 1t was either that,
the mate thought. or long Oriental fingers
had plucked the black feathers before the
ducks were shipped. The Ghazees mani
fest shows that she received twenty dozen
pure white ducks at Hong Kong, and II
black feathers grew in transit it was no
fault of the duck dealer in Hong Kong.
New-York tribune., 1910-01-24
STATE LABOR REPORT.
Substantial Compliance scith
Lac, Says Williams.

Albany. Jan. 23.-The annual report of
Commissioner of Labor John Williams will
be presented TO the Legislature tomorrow
night. With the provisions of the labor law
relating to public work Commissioner
Williams states that there is substantial
compliance Fifty-one complaints of vio-
lation were investigated during the year.
twenty-nine of which were sustained and
action was taken to compel compliance
with the statute.
In referring to the semi-monthly pay
law the report says that all railroads with
in the state with three or four excep-
tions, promptly have complied with the
law. Prosecutions against those corpora
tlons which have not conformed to this
law are now pending.
During the year the medical inspector of
factories made special Investigations of
the calico print industry, bakeries in the
Borough of Manhattan and the pottery in
dustry. In the calico print industry the
danger to health from noxious gases,
fumes and dust is pointed out, and recon-
mendation is made that exhaust fans pow
erful enough to remove all such dangers
be installed. In regard to bakeries in the
Borough of Manhattan, Commissioner
Williams sums up the results of the in
Nestigation in these words: "It would be
well if we were in a position to examine
every cellar bakery once a month. Estab-
lishments engaged in preparing essential
articles of food should not be permitted TO
operate in defiance of the laws of health
and decency." In the pottery industry the
medical inspector advocates frequent phys
ical examination of workmen. exhaust
fans for removing dust and strict personal
cleanliness on the part of employees.
tata ba
problem of child labor in the factories of
this state is well in hand Not only has
the number of violations of the child la
Dor law decreased, but the whole number
of children employed is considerably less.
A total of 10.415 children under sixteen were
found at work in factories during 1909. OF
this number $50. or per cent We're
ployed contrary to law. Comparing this
proportion with that of 1906, in which q per
cent were illegally employed, the effect of
the efforts of the department in enforcing
the law is readily apparent
, During the year SS7 prosecutions were in
stituted. OF this number 511 were brought
by the Bureau of Factory Inspection and
376 by the Bureau of Mercantile Inspection.
At the beginning of the year 1873 other cases
in the Bureau of Factory Inspection We're
pending. In 675 cases convictions were Sc
cured and in 331 case fines TO the amount
of $3.50 were imposed. While as rule
the administration of justice in the lower
courts of the state is fair and impartial, the
work of certain magistrates is such as to
seriously impair the efficiency of the de-
partment. Two offenders in this respect
are especially noted. Judge George.T. Davis,
of Rome, and Justice John T. Brady, of
Albany, the latter of whom has withheld
Judgment for more than a year in the case
of a fragrant violation of the law.
New-York tribune., 1910-01-24
BATTLESHIPS SHOW SPEED.
Six of Schroeder's Fleet Exceed the
Designed Limit.

Washington. Jan. 23.-Six battleships OF
the American fleet at Guantanamo, in COM
mand Of Rear Admiral Schroeder. exceed
ed the designed speed during full power
steaming trials the last week. They in
cluded the Connecticut. the Minnesota, the
Kansas, the New Hampshire, the Idaho
and the Mississippi. These trials are
features of the evolutions of the fleet in
its winter practice. The information came
in wireless dispatch. undated, to Secre-
tary Meyer to-day. 1t says:
During the last week the fleet complet-
ed Standardization and held four-hour
full-power trials. In power trials yester-
day the Connecticut exceeded designed
speed by more than one knot, and the
Minnesota, the Kansas and the New
Hampshire by more than three-quarters of
a knot. In full-power trials to-day the
Idaho and the Mississippi exceeded de-
signed speed, but all official reports have
not been received The personnel is in
good spirits over the results of full-power
trials"
New-York tribune., 1910-01-24
PLANS THREE-TRACK LINE.
Lackawanna May Build Road Between
Montclair and Ampere.

Montclair. n. J., Jan. % (SpeciaD.-The
Lackawanna Railroad Company, 1t is an
nounced, contemplates the construction Of
a three-track line from Ampere to Mont
clair. new stations at Watsessing and
Bloomfield and a new terminal and the
complete Encouragement of the tracks in
Montclair. The total cost of the improve
ments planned by the railroad company
will probably exceed 100000, and it is
asserted that the railroad company stands
ready to begin this undertaking as soon
Is cooperation can be obtained either
through municipal or state action
The proposed changes on the Montclair
branch will result in the elimination of all
but three of the grade crossings between
Newark and MontcIair. 1t is intended to
depress the tracks passing under Arlington
avenue, under the Orange branch of the
Erie Railroad and under Watsessing ave-
nue. The third track between Ampere and
Montclair would be used for eaStbound eX-
press service in the morning and west
bound at night
New-York tribune., 1910-01-24
TAKING OUT DEAD.
Bodies Recovered
from Canadian Wreck.

Nairn, Ont. Jan. 23-The icebound
Spanish River to-day began to give up its
dead The first class car, one of the four
of the Canadian Pacific passenger train
which took the plunge down the embank-
ment on Friday afternoon, was raised
above the surface Of the river this after
noon
With one end suspended by heavy cables
from the bridge above and the other end
resting on the bank, workmen crept into
the wrecked interior and brought out sew
eral bodies. The forward part of the
coach WAS badly demolished from contact
with the ice and the river bottom. and ii
is not unlikely that some bodies have
f1oated away in the swift current of the
river.
Fourteen bodies were recovered to-day,
making a list of dead whose names are
known of twenty-five in addition to four
unidentified women and children whose
bodies were taken from the first class
coach to-day. Besides these twenty-nine, IL
Is supposed that score of bodies will be
found in the tourist car, and an unknown
number were burned TO ashes with the
second class car.
The railroad officials brought additional
wrecking equipment to the Spanish River
Bridge late on Saturday. The ice directly
under the bridge was broken to-day and
diver was sent down. He located both the
first class car and the tourist car, which
disappeared from view on Saturday. Oper-
ating the big cranes from the bridge proved
extremely difficult and it was found neces-
sary to drop the first class car back into
the river after il had been partly raised.
Before doing so men were sent into it TO
secure what bodies were accessible, to pre-
vent the possibility of their being carried
away in the current
New-York tribune., 1910-01-24
GOVERNOR WON'T INTERFERE.
No Help for Philadelphia Carmen from
This Source.

Philadelphia, Jan. Ex-Governor Stuart.
who was visited at his home here to-day
by delegation of labor leaders, and re-
quested by them to use his influence to ad-
just the carmen's grievances with the
Philadelphia Rapid Transit Company, re-
fused to interfere in the controversy. He
informed the delegation that his position
would not enable him to take any steps
whatever in the matter.
The Central Labor Union held long and
largely attended executive session to-day,
at which the grievances of the trolley men
were discussed and a resolution pledging
the moral and financial support of the vari-
Gus unions to the carmen was adopted.
C. o. Pratt, national organizer of the car
mems union, addressed a meeting of motor
men and conductors tonight, advising them
to have patience. asserting that means
might yet be found by which the threatened
strike could be averted.
New-York tribune., 1910-01-24
WENT TO INDIA AS A BRIDE,
Relatives May Petition King to Bring
Back Body of American.

Corunna. Mich, Jan. 23.-Relatfves here
of Mrs William II. Hawkins. who died IN
India two weeks ago. have been informed
by the British Consul in Chicago that ie
may require special order from King Ei-
ward TO ship Mrs Hawkins's body TO her
old home here. The laws of India are
said to prohibit the shipping OF any dead
bodies out of that country
Mrs. Hawkins went to India as a BRIDE
her husband being dentist there Ths
family will try 10 obtain the assistance OF
the two Senators from Michigan in order
TO get the necessary permit 10 have the
body sent home.