The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1894-08-24
NEWS ITEMS.

Fire destroyed the big Montreal
steam laundry. Loss, 100000.
Father Murphy, Bishop Wigger's tor
mentor, has sailed for Glasgow.
The Wheeling Cy Val steel works
are running full force and time.
The guillotine for Santos execution
has been shipped from Paris 10 Lyons.
Strict neutrality has been enjoined
on all British subjects in the far east.
Tom Messengale imprisoned Mrs.
Henry Gcncry in an eastern Tennessee
cave.
John Mcbride is TO stump the state
Of Ohio in the interest Of the populist
party.
All the European steamship lines are
doing a rushing business ON steerage
tickets.
The Missouri republican state con-
vention declared in favor of free silver
coinage.
The new electric line between Ak
ron, o., and Barbertown is being con-
structed-
A sailboat containing six men was
capsized at Duluth. Three were
drowned.
The Negro democratic league in
dorsed Cleveland and the Chicago
platform.
Three Of the four accused New York
police sergeants were dismissed from
the force
Seven Chinese vessels Of war are re-
ported sunk in an engagement with the
japanese.
Congressman John E. Hainer, Of
Nebraska, was renominated by ac-
clamation.
NJ. Frustuk, French consul TO Ciudad,
Bolivia, was drowned in the 0rinoco
August l2.
Another South American agency Of
the Cincinnati board of trade is to be
established
Cincinnati banks are pushed with the
demand for money on the part of
whisky men.
Fire is sweeping the prairies north of
Gas City, Ind, and several farmers are
heavy losers.
Guatemala, Nicaragua, San Salvador
and Honduras are to be united under
one government.
The railroad companies in West Vir-
ginia are picking up in business at a
good rate lately.
Oscar Lamen and his affianced, Ada
Wickman, were drowned while boating
near Minneapolis.
An internal machine was sent to Al
derman Coughlin, of Chicago, who is
fighting the opium joints.
Police Sergts. Jordan, McKenna, Lei
tiers, Parferson and Clark are on trial
in New York for extortion.
Unknowns shot to death farm hand
named Miller while he was sleeping in
field near Terre Haute, Ind.
A death from cholera was reported
Friday to the authorities in Chelsea
the southwest suburb Of London.
II is rumored in Berlin that the Dis
conto-Gessellschaft is negotiating |
Chinese loan amounting TO $50, 900, 900.
An alleged anarchist plot has beeI
discovered in Chicago. having in view
the wholesale burning Of valuable
; property.
Edward Yinger ihe lO-year-old sol
OF prominent citizen of Portsmouth
O., was drowned in the Ohio river, Fri
day afternoon.
The Lake Shore officials have reasoI
10 believe that an organized band o
bandits are operating on the line of th'
road in Indiana.
The prince Of Wales denies that tn,
duke of York was privately married
previous to his nuptials with the Prin
cess May of Teck.
Jacob u. Coxey was chased out O
camp at Hyattsville, Md, for saying
that he had nothing more TO do will
the commonwealers,
The Lake Shore railroad has aban
, doned the use of the switch at Kessle
: Siding, ILL.,. on account of the frequen
attempts at trainwrecking
Elliott Roosevelt, brother of Civi
: Service Commissioner Theodore Roose
, welt, died after an illness extending
r over period of only four days
= At Columbus, o., Police Prosecute
n C. w. Voorhees, was elected from tn
, Grand opera house because he was TAX
A ing in the show without paying.
I Two boys, only 10 years old, Henri
+ Fink and Russell Barnes, were al
r rested for trying to rob James Girls
a well, rich farmer, near Wooster, o.
J. Many tin plate works in Soutl
e Wales, which have been closed fo
some time, are preparing to resum
G work in view of the passage of tn
:, tariff bill in Washington.
d An immense meteor burst immediate
ly over Coffeeville, Miss, Thursda
e night with report that shook tn
p earth for miles around and frightene
= the people almost out of their wits
The Shanghai correspondents of tn
r London Times says that 5000 Jap;
;, nese troops have been landed in Cores
n and that more are landing almost col
!. stantly. The Chinese fleet is passive.
l. The union switchmen of Kansas Cit
e have called a meeting to be held her
Z, October 90, to form national organ
:; zation to take the place of the defun,
> Switchmen's Mutual Aid association.
T. The Georgia farmers alliance hi
gone to pieces. A dispatch from A
II lanta states that after stormy NEE
VI ing held at Dublin, with only scvent
st five delegates in attendance, the couri
was determined on.
A. The most unique figure in Georg
al politics passed out Friday when Co
'e Bill Harris, Of "the grand old count
rs of WORTH died. For forty years WI
y A. Harris has been connected wit
Georgia politics, first as senator, an
" for twenty-five years as secretary
" that body
The Cunarder Campania landed
N New York Friday night recol
lr breaker over her younger sister L
u cania and every other ship that ev
o. made record time In either directi,
be between this port and Queenstow
d. She clipped hours and is minutes {
nc the record for the trip westward mat
by the Lucania in May of this year,
us Az Terrc IIaute, Ind, the world
d, record went by the board again Frida
I'd Alix, the phenomenal trotter, carryii
NJ of the honors by beating the worlC