The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1897-12-03
SUPREME COURT

tuchy Lottery Cass-Nsw 0arran Am
bassador Presented 70 President McKIn-
ley.
WAsHISaroE, Nov. sO.-The control
Ter Of the currency has declared divi-
dends In favor Of the creditors of in
solvent National banks as follows:
First dividend, so per cent to credit
ors Of the First National Bank Of
Benton Harbor, Mich; second divi-
aend, IS per cent. to creditors Of the
First National Bank Of Cheney, Wash. /.
fourth dividend, 1Oper cent, TO cred
ltors Of the Farmers National Bank OF
Portsmouth, o.; and fourth dividend.
10 per cent, 10 creditors Of the Colum-
bia National Bank Of Minneapolis,
Mimi.
Baron Won Holleben, the recently
appointed German ambassador. pre-
sented his credentials to President Me-
kinley Monday, qualifying as the dip
lomatic representative Of Germany at
Washington The ambassador wore
the uniform Of his rank and his decor
ationA He was accompanied to the
white house by Secretary Sherman and
the reception was held In the blue par
lor.
The United States supreme court
Monday affirmed the decision Of the
Georgia supreme court In the case Of
Mrs. Noble, convicted Of the murder Of
her husband. She claimed due process
Of the law had been denied her. The
result Of the decision is that the SEN
tence imposed by the court can now be
executed.
The national government will not in
terfere with the state authorities Of
Louisiana in their treatment Of the
levees threatened at Algiers, opposite
New Orleans Capt. Derby, the engi-
neer officer in charge OF the river and
harbor works in that locality, Monday
telegraphed Gen. Wilson, chief of en-
gineers, that the state ievee board Of
Louisiana had taken the matter under
its charge.
Senor Dupuy de LONE, the Spanish
minister, had an interview with As
sistant Secretary Day Monday. 1t is
the plan Of Capt Gen. Blanco TO take
steps for the immediate execution of
the reform schemes of the Madrid gov
ernment, and to do so legally provi-
sional government will be made. The
captain general will directly appoint a
full acting cabinet. composed Of a
secretary of the interior and justice,
who will be the premier. a secretary of
finance, secretary of public instrue-
tion, a secretary of public works, and
finally secretary Of agriculture, in
dustry and commerce. With this cab
met the captain general will have at
hand the means for fully equipped
executive government, which will last
only until the elections shSH have re-
suited in the choice of a new govern
ment. yZ
The United States supreme court
Monday affirmed the decision of the
Kentucky court Of appeals in the case
Of J. J. Douglas va the State of Ken
lucky. The case was brought in be-
half Of lottery case. and is decided
adversely to the company Justice
Harlan rendered the decision.
WAsHISeToS, Nov. S0.-Work on the
appropriation bills for the coming ses-
sion of congress was formally started
Monday when subcommittee of the
house appropriations committee began
consideration of the Legislative, exec
utive AID Judicial appropriation bill
Representatives Bingham, Hemenway,
Moody and Livingston attended the
meeting. 1t was decided to hear the
heads OF the several departments on
the items in the bill.
Senator Lodge, a member of the
committee on foreign relations in the
senate, was at the state department
Monday. He would say nothing about
the Cuban situation except that the
present administration has accom-
phshcd a great deal He said the first
business Of the senate would be to con-
firm the annexation of Hawaii which
wCuld be done by ratifying the treaty
or BY legislation.
The forthcoming November state
uents u the government receipts and
eNlS 1oi'Ercs viii show that the re-
c-ipis daring No~-mbar 20 far have
reaehed S21.nSo. so. aich fndicates a
= 3iahout $500. 0fo- thr month.
This Is yifinr inproSsuent over
October, when ~cceipts nere ~
3o1.4l5. The deficit !. fst during
November stands at ss,5Tz,ss tieh
Is larger than was expected.
The deficit for the fiscal year stands
at SO, ,5sf, 100, the receipts for the year
having been sIs5. 7Oi, 100 and the expen-
ditures STA. .3s2, ESQ The receipts from
! customs 50 far this fiscal year un-
doubtedly will fall consider
ably short Of the estimates
made by the managers of the new tar
III bill during its pendancy in con-
gress. At that time IL was estimated
that customs would yield about $780,
600. 600 during the first year The indi-
cations now are said to be that the re-
ceipts from this source will
aot aggregate more than si65, ,O6O, 200.
WASHINGTON. Nov. Ex-senator Gull
lum, Of Illinois, the chairman of tho
committee on. interstate commerce
who has reached here. said in an In
terview Monday that the anti-scalpers
bill and the pooling bill will be
brought before the senate as soon as
possible during the coming session.
Regarding his attitude towards at
tempted financial and currency legis-
lntion the senator said:
'Iam in favor of first ascertaining
whether we can muster enough votes
to pass such a bill II we can not.
am in favor Of keeping our mouths
closed. There is no use blocking pub
lie business for weeks with a fruitless
debate"
Most Gigantic Trust Of An
NEW YoRK, Nov. so.-wall street
flnanoisrs believe that they have dis