The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1894-04-27
NEWS ITEMS


has agreed to pay the old scale and
there will be no strike.
Evanston will not become part OF
Chicago The vote stood against,
2,l55; for annexation, G42
Mayor Hopkins of Chicago has off
cially denied the application for IL
cense to race at Garfield park.
The Second Indiana district repub-
licans nominated Col A. NJ. Hardy, a
prominent lawyer, for congress.
The bank at Monterey, Ind, was en-
tered by burglars who blew open the
safe, carrying away several thousand
dollars
At Bluefeld, W. Va. labor agitators
from Ohio and Pennsylvania are busy
among the $4,000 coal miners of this
section.
The revenue cutter Corwin left San
Francisco Saturday for Port Townsend
to join the United States naval fleet in
Behring sea
In the investigation Of the Davidson
theater fire at Milwaukee, the jury re-
turned verdict which blames no one
for the loss of life.
Secretary Herbert eharacterizes the
story of the utter helplessness of the
armored cruiser New York as outrage
ously exaggerated.
The shore end of the third cable of
the Commercial Cable Co was success
fully landed at Waterville, Ireland, by
the steamer Faraday.
Elwood, Ind, is infested with a dar-
ing gang of burglars. The chief OF
Seymour, Ind, police is there with
hounds trailing the men.
The saloonists Of Benwood. W. Va,
are holding meetings to consider the
question OF applying to council for a
decrease in saloon license.
Incidental to the preparation for the
Hesse-Coburg marriage, the authorities
have taken every possible precaution
against anarchist outrages.
10y Tinsel, half-brother of James
Lambeth, found murdered at Russell.
vile, Ky, is accused by his wife OF
having committed the crime.
The Russian government is expected
TO discharge 200, 900 soldiers during the
coming summer with view to facili-
tating the gathering Of the harvest
At Ritter's mill, Mcdowell county,
W. Va, Tom Montgomery and Eugene
Whitlow quarreled Whitlow was
stabbed fatally. Montgomery escaped.
At police headquarters in St Louis
Actor VIM II. Crane identified George
Field, a Negro, as the man who robbed
him of $3.50 in New York last winter
Case Broderick was renominated fol
congress in the First district of Kansas
by the republican convention at Val
ley Falls, Wednesday, without opposi
ton
Peter Mortel, dissolute St Loui
shoemaker, aged IS, committed suicid
by taking poison He pawned hi
wifes wedding ring for money to buy
the drug.
Six experts left Washington Frida.
morning for Cincinnati, to assist in tn
transfer OF money in the subtreasur.
there from the old to the new assistan
treasurer.
The president sent to the senate
list of l5l army officers nominated TO
brevet rank as a reward for gallan
and distinguished service in Indiai
campaigns.
1t is officially stated that all the min
ers of the Ohio Hooking valley will
quit work at IL o'clock Saturday, on
hour earlier than the time set by tn
convention
Mrs JEFF Gullett, the wife of prom
inent farmer of Magofiin county, Ky.
has been arrested and placed in jail a
Salyersyille, charged with havini
strangled to death her eleven-year-ol,
stepson.
The Wabash fremen and engineers
committee had another conference wit
President Ashley and General Manage
Hays over the coming reduction of
per cent in wages. AS negotiation
proceed the probability of strike
lessened
A cable dispatch was received in Chi
cago from the English war department
ordering the shipment of sample con
signment of five hundred tons of con
pressed fodder for horses. 1t is a con
bination of crushed oats, corn an
chaffed hay.
During the drough of last year feel
fires were so numerous on the Louis
vile branch of the Pennsylvania roa
that more than $4,000 has been pal
out by the company for fences an
crops destroyed; yet there are man
unadjusted claims.
The Chicago s. Southeastern railwa
has purchased twelve acres of land q
Muncie, Ind, for the location of shoE
where several hundred men will /
employed. General Manager Nor
says C & S. f. trains will be runnin
into Muncie July l,
The democratic state convention {
Nashville, Tenn. nominated f
judges of the supreme court, D.
Snodgrass of Chattanooga, w. X. NJ
Alister OF Nashville, John S Wilkes (
Pulaski, W. C. Caldwell of Dresden an
w. d. Beard of Memphis.
No settlement has been accomplish
/ yet between the striking brickmasoi
and contractors at Richmond, In,
The latter refuse to grant the reque
for nine hours pay for eight hour
work on Saturday. There were l
prospects of settlement Friday.
The workingmen held meeting {
Salt Lake, Utah, Tuesday night al
decided to raise an industrial army
go to Washington. About 200 enlis
ments were made.
During storm near Gridley, III
lightning struck q barn owned l
Richard Breese, The building was d
stroyed and hired man named Rene
who was stunned, was burned
death.
r. r. WATSON, ex-county treasur
and prominen. citizen of WayI
county, o., was arrested by Unit,
: States authorities, charged with sen
ing obscene circulars through Il
mails
Farnham Post G. A. r., Of Alban
n. Y, has applied for reinstatemen
The department council il favorab
disposed and has forwarded the app
cation TO the national hcadquartel