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The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1894-02-16
A BLIZZARD
Sweeps over the Entire West aud NORTH
Railroad Tracks ia Oklahoma Territory
Drlfted sin Feet Deep.


sweeps over the Entire West and NORTH
Railroad Tracks ia Oklahoma Territory
Drlfted siH Feet Deep.
HEsyEssY, o. T., Feb 18-A terrible
norther, never before equhlled In this
part OF the country, struck Oklahoma
Sunday, In some places on the rail-
road tracks the snow drifted six feet
deep and traffic was entirely aband-
oned. The wind blew 90 miles an hour,
the Thermometer standing two degrees
below zero, and the suffering among
the poorly clad and half-housed new
settlers on the strip and among the
cattle on the grazing lands will be fear
full
OMAHA. Neb. Fob. la-A big bliz-
zard started Sunday morning and has
been raging ever since. A fine spow
fell Sunday and dri fled All trains on
the Elkhorn, Missouri Pacific, Union
Pacific and Burlington, in Nebraska,
are from two TO four hours late. All
outgoing trains are abandoned. The
Kansas City and Nebraska Central has
abandoned all its trains
Reports received from points in the
west say the snowfall is Increasing and
is drifting badly, so that q general
blockade Is imminent The mureury is
still few degrees above zero. The wet
snow Of Friday covered all forage ont
Of sight, and this latter fall viii make
II impossible for the cattle TO obtain
any food.
KANSAS Cry. Mo. Feb i8-It showed
n foot deep here Sunday. All street
car lines in the city were compelled TO
suspend operations, the plows being
unable 10 keep the tracks sufficiently
clear to permit the cars TO run. In
coming trains from all directions are
very late. Dispatches from Kansas in.
dicate that the storm is general and
railroads blocked.
AUSTIN, Tex, Feb. la-An ugly bliz-
zard, with he avy snow, is raging over
Texas
QUINCY, Ill, Feb ia severe bliz-
zard "a raging In this vicinity. The
Thermometer Is sinking steadily, and
the snow and sleet is almost binding
A strong northwest wind prevails, aud
street car and railway service Is i'm.
| naired
WICHITA, KaA, Feb lathe worst
snow blizzard that this section Of Kan
sas has experienced in many years com
menced Sunday morning, and by night
It was Is inches deep. All trains, with
/ tho execution of the Rock Island. have
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1894-02-16
CURRENT TOPICS


THE birth rate is declining in the
United States.
PLUM trees are now in full bloom 1t
Pleasant Valley Cal
FRANCE gathers window tax TN
more than 0, 200, 600 houses
The Eye is the name Of the local
newspaper at Needles, Cal
Missouri has twenty-eight counties
that produce lead and zinc ore.
The assessed value Of property in
California has doubled since 1880
The cataeombs of Rome contain the
remains of about 5000, 900 people
The Boston Phillips Brooks statue
fund now amounts to about $4,000
A NEW allSaloid has been extracted
from the coffee bean and named coffea.
rine.
DANISH lighthouses are supplied with
oil to pump on the waves in case Of a
storm.
BELLS toll for the making or break
ing Of engagements In some German
towns
SATISFACTORY gas pipes are now
made OF MANILA paper coated with
asphalt
1T is estimated that one Of the larg-
est stones in the pyramids weighs fully
eighty tons
The comptometer. a new calculating
machine. Is operated by keys like the
newest typewriter.
in North Cardinals penitentiary the
colored convicts outnumber the whites
about five to one.
LANCASTER Pa, Is credited with bo-
ing the banner tobacco producing
county Of the world.
ALI. the glaciers in the Alps would
not equal in size one Of the largest in
the territory of Alaska.
YALE's junior class this year is the
largest ever recorded at that college.
II numbers 1876 students
RUSSIAN women and japanese men
are said 10 excel all the other worlds
workers with the needle.
ARcTuRus the giant Of the plan
cts" is estimated to be about $4,000
times the size Of the sun.
THIS year the Italians will celebrate
the three hundredth anniversary Of the
production OF the first opera
An international mining. and metal.
lhrgical exhibition is to be opened in
Santiago. Chilli. next September
SAMUEL MINTuRN PECK, the southern
poet is dividing his time between
writing poetry and turkey raising.
In Is stated by authorities in naval
architecture that steel vessel car
carry 20 per cent more than an iror
ship
WAYNE MAoVEAeH. ambassador L
Italy, carried with him a new bust o.
George Washington for the legation Al
Rome
The United States Is first in the val
ue Of horses. Great Britain coming
next France third and Germany
fourth.
Ex.JuDeE LAMnERr TRkE, formerly
U. s minister 10 Belgium, is nbou
starting for tour Of the African coas
70 Asia.
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VALIANT.
His Partisan cOnfreres Load His Tomb
With Flowers,
And LAud Him ~ = Martyr-A Paris SO.
ciaiist Paper Asserts That There Are
More Anarchists In That ctty To-
Day Than Ever Before Known.

LONDON. Feb l2-The decisive end
Of Anarchist Vaillant's career by the
guillotine process on Monday was not
80 effective In sitting the activity Of
his living confreres as the French gov
ernment hoped II would be. The exc
cution OF the venturesome enemy OF
society seems 10 have stirred up the
reds all over Europe, and here In
London as well They have not fur
nished any forcible manifestation Of
their displeasure at the commenda5le
precipitancy Of the government In cut
ting off NJ Vaillaint's head. II is true,
bat they have not permitted the
authorities TO imagine for an instant
that they have given up their unequal
warfare against social evils, as they
view them.
The Parisian confreres OF Valiant
evidenced their belief In his creed by
loading his tomb with flowers and hold
ing meetings, at which the most ex-
travagapt forms Of praise and adula-
tion Of Valiant were conspicuous feat
ures Valiant was lAuded asa martyr,
and tho petit bourgeoisie, or citizens Of
the reputable and prosperous middle
class, who have become the particular
prey OF anarchists, were denounced In
scathing terms as being responsible for
all laws and institutions
Investigations by the police have re-
vealed the presence in Paris Of great
many enthusiasts Of the rsttle-br brsined
type Of which Valiant was an excel
lent example and an attempt TO emu
late his desperate deed would not be
surprising. The police are extremely
active In their efforts 10 destroy ev.
cry possible opportunity for them To
do so. but they have herculean task
before them as they are learning in at-
tempting 10 suppress the dangerous
horde Of bomb-throwers and dynamit,
ers A socialist newspaper asserts that
there are moro anarchists In Paris to
day than there have ever been in lts
history, and declares they are thor
ouRhly organized TO wage a persistent
and systematic warfare upon society,
In contrast TO this statement is a re
port from Rome that Crispis soldiers in
Sicily have effeetually stamped out the
uprising among the fiery sieilians
which was started and fomented BY the
anarchists Many Of the anarchist,
have sought refuge in flight Several
hundred Of them are said 10 have taker
passage 70 the United States and South
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@. A. R. and the Sons.

PITTsBuRGH, Feb 1a-Among the
questions that will be settled at the
next national encampment of the @. A.
r is the proposition TO admit the Sons
of Veterans to the organization. The
subject has not yet been considered by
the Grand Army as whole. but has
been brought before several of the state
encampmen.s In the department Of
Pennsylvania committee was ap-
pointed toprepare report for the state
encampmentat Philadelphia, to be held
March l and 2. While many Grand
Army men favor the idea of having the
Sons of Veterans in the order, there ID
also considerable opposition.
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su1rEawoRrA.s SPEECHES.
The Democrats WIN Refuse 10 Make APP
propriAtIons to Print Them


WASHINGTON, Feb 2.-Democratic
members OF the house committee on APP
preparations declare that they will re-
fuse TO make appropriations for or TO
permit the work OF printing Maj Ben
Butterworth's Worlds fair speeches
under appropriations already made.
The report from New York that the
Cincinnati ex-congressman was revising
the speeches which he made in connee-
tion with the Worlds fair with view
to having them printed at public ex.
pcnse has brought out an authorized
announcement that II the speeches
come TO congress in any form whatever
they will net be printed.
II Ia stated that Mai Butterworth,
acting under the impression that all Of
the speeches made at public gatherings
IN connection with the Worlds fair
were to be published as public docu-
ments by the government Is complet-
ing the manuscripts OF the revision and
expects them TO make quite book.
Most of the speeches were delivered at
banquets, congresses and business
meetings In connection with theWorld's
fair
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1894-02-16
A KENTUCKY FARMER
Murdered Near EIkton-Ths Coroner's
Jary Finds Two Men Guilty.


Jary Finds Two Men Guilty.
ELKroS, Ky. Feb la-The dead
body OF John Boyd, a young farmer
living few miles north of this place,
In Todd county, was found near the
home Of Mrs Harris, a widow. The
coroner's inquest adduced evidence as
follows:
John Boyd, the murdered man, was
seen in company with Dandy" Gibson,
known also as Dandy" Brewer, and
James Gibson, who is also known as
james Jones They had been TO Ed
Stokes distillery and all filed up on
whisky and then went to the home OF
the widow Harris
The most important witness before
the coroner's jury was man named
Harris, son of the widow. lie stated
that when the three men started "a
leave the house they were all very
drunk, and when they had gone only q
short distance a quarrel ensued, which
resulted in Jones peltlng Boyd with
rocks
After the fight the three returned tc
the house for a short time and again
left together
This was the last seen Of Boyd until
his dead body was found in the woods
by D. NJ Hightower while out rabbi
hunting.
The body was stiff, and had evident
" been dead several hours. 1t wa
taken to cabin near by. Over tn
left eye was a large black bruise tha
had evidently been made by an instru
ment that had smooth surface.
The nose had bled profusely. A sim
liar blow had been received on tn
right cheek. The absence Of the tw'
young men, Brewer and Jones, wa
conspicuous at the trial and in tn,
neighborhood, and It is generally be
lieved they have fed the country
All the evidence indicated their guilt
and the jury rendered verdict recon
mending their immediate arrest an'
an Investigation by the grand Jury
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1894-02-16

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Feb lS-Many
prominent republicans arrived in the
city Monday night to attended the Re-
publican league meeting, called for
Tuesday. Marcus K. Sulzer is the most
prominent candidate for president, but
opposition has developed in the persons
of Julian Hogate, of Danville, and j.
A. KAutz. Of Fort Wayne, Congress
man Bradley. OF Kentucky. will ad-
dress the league Tuesday night
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49, sie cfOl.. ,---
sumo nearly one-half Of the seven mild
lion ounces Of quinine produced n the
world every year.
A PROPOSITION for great shipway
through France. between the English
channel and the Mediterranean. meets
with much approval abroad.
IF piece OF a Negroes skin be grated
on white man. the transplanted.piece
will gradually assume the color and
texture Of the surrounding cuticle.
A SQUARE copper coin. struck by tho
Swedish government In the sixteenth
century, is nearly one-half inch thick
and weighs pound and quarter
GEN MALTzEPP, a great Russian
landed proprietor, who died recently.
owned twenty-nine mines. in which
about $1,000 worlxmen are employed.
A INSTRUMENTATION beggar q
Pesth. Hungary, attempted suicide be-
cause he was no longer able TO support
his parents. who are iac and 100 years
old.
A SCHOOL building at Southampton,
Pa, was blown down by recent gale.
The building was filled by scholars.
but all of them escaped without serious
injury.
JULES CLARETIE paid visit to Mile.
Rosa Bonheur recently, and he says
that in spite Of her seventy years she
is bright and alert and quite youthful
in manner
A NEw YORKER weighing over 800
pounds fell of dock into the East
river the other day. II required the
united efforts of six men and tackle 10
rescue him
In the most crowded precinct Of Bos-
ton, the recent tenement house census
found the average number Of persons
in house to be 1871, and the average
number Of persons In a room Lea
HIsroR1c old Castle Garden has been
converted into magnificently appoint
ed aquarium. The work on the build
ing has been completed. aud but little
remains to be done In the interior
CAPT. r. d. BELL, Of Alaska, says
that the Indians Of that territory arc
being cleaned out by disease and bad
whisky at such rate that In ten years
an Alaskan Indian will be almost q
curiosity.
WTTH its tributaries. many Of them
large and important rivers. the waters
of the Amazon form an inland navigp-
tion Of not less than fifty thousand
miles, line double the circumference
of the globe.
RABBI WISE. OF Cincinnati who i
trying to find out how many Jowa
there are In the world. has come to the
conclusion that there are over "a. .oOo,.
900 Of them.
THERE are moro than 1900 articles q
various descriptions that were losi by
visitors during the Worlds fair season,
stored away In a room Of the old sor'
vice building at jackson park await
ing claimants
0NE Of the shortest wlils on record
n document containing but forly-twl
words, was liled for probaso In eal
Francisco recently. Tho maker Of ~
will, Nine Lorda, devised large a
tate 70 her husband
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1894-02-16
FOURTH MURDER.
Human Life Continues to BE Cheap Around
RfrmiaRham

Human Life Continues 10 Be Oheap Around
birmingham.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala, Feb. IL. Paul Lo-
casio, an aged Greek merchant, is in
jail for the murder Of his wife. Shortly
after dark Sunday night residents in
the neighborhood OF where Locasio
lived heard piercing screams, and rush
ing out saw Locasio dragging the pros
trate form of his wife-across theStreet
When he saw the people coming he
fed, pursued by large crowd, who
caught him The police arrived in time
TO hurry Locasio to Jail,
The woman had wound three
inches deep in her head. Beside her
lay heavy spade, which was covered
with blood. She died shortly after
ward. The only cause known for the
murder is that 1t resulted from q
domestic quarrel. Iocasio acknowl-
edges the crime but refuses to talk
further. This is the fourth murder in
and around birmingham within two
davs
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WASHINGTON, Feb i2-The navy de-
partment Saturday received the follow
ing cable;
RIO, Feb. o.-This morning there
was sharp engagement at Arela
Point resulting in some insurgent sue
cesa BENHAM."
Areia Point is projection OF land
not far from Nictheroy, which Is in the
same part Of the Bay OF Rio dc JAneiro
Apparently Areia Point would be a
good place for land operations against
Nictharov
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aovERNMrNr. ooNrRor.
What the ropulists Want In the Way o.
Eniiruads

Railroads
WASHINGTON, Feb. fa-Congress will
have a hard problem to solve soon in
the complications which have arisen
over thc stock Of the Union Pacific
railroad now IN the hands OF receivers
Daring tho past week there has been
much quiet discussion over the matter,
spurred on by the attention given 70
other erhi nrassmeuts Ia the railroad
situation arising from the MANAGE
ment Of roads by receivers Mr.. Q.
L Huntington has bcon in WASH
ington for several days in consulta-
ton part OF the time with
Senator llIice, the chairman Of
the senete committee on Pacific rail-
rOads and also with other senators
and representatives result Of his
visit was tho introduction Of bill for
refuuding the debt OF the linton Pa
cite Pert Of Mr. IIuntington's time
Was spent In explaining his views to
Representatives Of tho house committee
on Pacific railroads This committee,
however seems disposed to permit the
senate 90 take the initiative in propos.
ing plans Tor adjusting the indebted.
ness ot tho railroad 70 the government
II Il should 30 to work independently
% devise a scheme Of It's own, trouble
aud some differences would probably
ensuo between the two houses
Representative Reilly Of Pennsylva-
mia. The chairman Of the house com.
mittce, has conferred frequently with
Senator Brice ON the subject and is
fully informed Of the views Of the SEN
ate committee Several schemes for a
settlement hayo been proposed to the
house committcc. but no one OF them
+, yet has received sufficient backing 10
justify itslnentlon as o probability.
} snld mcmhcr Of tho house commit
( toe ''rhis nnttcr IS going 70 be one oi
/ the most Troublesome the fifty-thirJ
congress viii have 10 deal with It's
/ perpleSi,ies arc greatly enlarged by
the strong populist sentiment In con-
gress which regards ali corporations,
and particularly railroad corporations,
very severely"
Hon. jtrry simpson, the populis,
leader says that the government
should buy the union Pacific outright
and run Il ~ we succeed with il,
il would te a stop toward government
control OF railroads hc added.
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CHICAGO. Feb la--Ex-Bank Ex-
aminer Sturges, in an interview re-
garding the story that he had been re-
moved from his official position be-
cause he had borrowed money Of the
dcfunct Columbian National bank and
Simri Dwiggins says frankly that he
effected loans with that and other
banks Mr.. sturges adds that he noti-
fed the controller that he was In
debted to the hank, Sturges also states
emphatlcally that his last report
showed tho true condition OF the
Columbian National bank and that he
did not report Il a. being safe
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KANSAS CITY, No, Feb. la-Little O.
year-old Mary Brains, whose mother
recently died and whose father desert
ed her, is making q trip all the way
from Kansas 10 Pennsylvania alone
The child wears about hOr waist = card
bearing tho inscription: 81 am going
from FL Dorado Kan, 10 Waynes-
burg, Pa, TO meet my Aunt Mary
Brains My name is Mary Brains,
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VALLEY VIRw, KY, Feb 1S.-News
has reached here that Madison Todd,
wealthy bachelor farmer living be-
tween Waco and Richmond. was foully
assassinated lie was sitting 1t Ia
Bile reading newspaper when his as
sailant crept TO \ window and fired
two loads Of buekshot into his body.
lie was not found until the next morn.
ing His young brother WIN, with
whom he has had some trouble lately
over the settlement Of the family cs
tate, and Negro who worked for the
Todds have been arrested charged with
the crime,
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MUEcIE, Ind. Feb 1s.-Charles Bur
nett, a i2-year-old lad, recently Lost his
mind, caused from reading trashy yell
low backed literature. He was confined
in Jail number Of days, where he laid
plans to capture Indians and had Other
queer halluncinationA Since he was
released few days age he has caused
no small amount Of eommotion. Mon
dag he went to the Jackson school
building. where he demanded admit
tance Being refused he threw stones
through the windows lie is again In
Jail and passes away the time reciting
the adventures ef Nick Carter
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HttNDREDs KILLHD.
Another Report sweils the rataiIty List Tc
AnpanlnE Nnmbera.

Another Report sweils the Fatality List To
Appalling Numbers.
BuENos AYHKs Feb, i3- Dispatches
recalvcd here bring some details Of tho
last hattie on Friday last between the
rebels and the government forces at
Rio Do Janoirn Ageneral engagement
was ion2ht close 70 Nichtheory, the
rchcls engaging the government at
close quarters The fight was desper-
ate, and 8 said 10 have resulted in the
loss Of 800 killed on the government
aud 900 ON the insurgent side The
rcbcls were eycnteally compelled 10 re-
tire
nissensions exists among the minis.
ters Of President Peixoto, and crisis
Is reported It Is stated that President
Pcixoto, contrary to the advice OF some
OF the ministers, has decided to pro.
long the state OF siege and some OF his
ministers may resign in consequence.
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sHNEn Car, y. NJ, Feb i3--A sad
occurrence IS reported from the upper
CHA. A Mexican woman named Sisto
Wesley, who aad lost little child.
wentio the graveyard TO mourn over
the grave OF her little ono, While there
two bears sot upon her and devoured
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child Burned 10 peath.

HoPKINsvnLE, by, Feb 12-While
playing with party of children at her
home, east of this city, Lizzie Turner,
the nine-year-oid daughter of James
Turner, accidentally set fire to her
clothing at the CRATE, and was so ter
'ribly burned before the flames could
be extinguished that she died in few
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WILL HE VETO IT2
The second Glass Charter In the Hands o
Gov. Brown.

The Second Glass Charter In the Hands OF
Gov. Brown.
FRASKFoRT, KY, Feb 1s.-There is
question agitating the members from
cities Of the second class since the pas
sage Of the charter bill 1t is now said
that the taxation clause will certainly
be Objectionable TO Gov. Brown for the
reason that ii does not contain a man
datory clause for an advalorem sys-
tenn Of taxation The governor We
toed the Louisville charter last year on
account Of the same defect and IL is
thought the second class charter may
meet the same fate unless It is yet
amended The members are greatly
torn up over the matter and have sub
mitted the charter TO the governor that
he may consider it and give them some
expression as TO whether he considers
It unconstitutional lie is expected to
give them an answer Tuesday.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1894-02-16

New YoRK, Feb 19-The birthday
Of Abraham Lincoln was commemo-
rated by the chamber of commerce
members and others by presenting 10
the committee in charge funds for n
new set OF flags for the National Libcr-
ty Pole at Navesink Highlands, and to
relieve the Columbian Liberty Bell OF
the balance Of its debt
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CoNcoaD, n. h.. Feb II Carl Com
RAIDS, the New York sculptor, has Just
completed the clay model OF Webster
from which the new marble statue or
cered by the last legislature win be
made Competent judges pronounce it
one Of the finest works OF art ever seen
IN the state.
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Troublssomo Mra. Lease.

TorTKA, kan, Feb IA great
many people are wondering what Gov.
Lewolling is going 10 do with Mrs
Lease. since the supreme court has de-
cided that be 1un not remove her from
the boarl q charities To a Wichita
reporter he said he thought Mrs Lease
was unbalanced mentally He said he
could lind way TO get rid Of her II he
wanted 10, but he would not state how
lie would go about It. lie said Mrs
Lease was so dead with the populist
party that She could not trouble any
bodv.
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MADISON, Wis, Feb l9-Matthew
r. Ashton, convicted murderer sent
here from Janesville, TO avoid getting
smallpox, broke out with that disease
Monday, in the county Jail. and exposed
about TWENTY-FIVE prisoners.
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PAmItmaGRo, W. Va, Feb al.
w. Tracy deputy sheriff and wealthy
iumberman, unmarried, and Andrew
McCourt, q prominent farmer, having a
wife and large family, attempted ia
cross Elk river, near Addison, Webster
county The boat upset and both were
drowned, Their bodies have not been
recovered.
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BoNNE TERRE, Mo, Mrs Paul Her
rot, living four miles east OF here, lock-
ed her two children, aged and re-
spectIyely, in the house while she went
to the spring for water On her return
the room was in flames The house,
with the two Children and all its con-
tents were consumed.