The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1897-10-08

ar canrrai suiiisaa NAhaa
Hepsrt % the secrstafg.
NoIos, Oct G Secretary Long
gave the necessary orders for
ing from boston of the Yantie
delivery 20 The state of NichI-
ihc use of the naval militia.
lhip will sail under her own
us time between the 18th and
inst She viii be- under tho
u Commander W. l. Moore,
who viii have with him .
. sailors LlcutA Newbcrry
Iop, representing the state u
h will sail with the Nnntic sud
n arrival at Montreal will
receive the ship from the
tlic commander in behalf oi the
All The nlferaii0ns In the ship
y 70 secure her safe passage
ihe 81 Lawrence canals will 10
Montreal at the cxpenss Of the
.n authorities OF the sailors
zen win be placed aboard tho
Michigan nt Erie, six will bo
4 aboard the Yantlc pernanent-
~ keepers and the remainder
crew viii BE- shipped back %
from Montreal By rail.
special board on naval dry docks
" hard nt work on the second
n of The work confidcd 10 Il. name
An Investigation Of the needs Of
existing timber docks The work
hearing completion. and it Is evident
at congress must come immediately
B he relief Of the navy department
With liberal appropriation Cor tho
repair Of the docks Unless u Is pre-
pared 70 witness a repetition Of the
locking Of an American batileship In q
iorelgn country.
WAennxGrox, Oct G--Ex- Represents.
tive ". Godfrey Hunter. Of Kentucky.
had IN hours conference with frcsi-
dent Mckinley Tuesday afternoon,
and ut its conclusion it was Announced
that the appointment Of Dr. Hunter a
minister 70 Guatemala had been signed
BY The president Dr. Hunter has not
a. yet hlly made up bis mind that he
win accept the mission. His decision
will depend entirely upon whether he
can arrange his business interests in
Kentucky 20 that they viii not snifci
from four years absence. However. h,
behaves that this can BE- done and II y
ht viii leave for Guatemala within y
days DR.. Hunter left for the yvcsl
Tuesday night IN company with sena
'ulol peboc Il 4 understOod that IN
president has practically decided npoi
w n Sorsby. Of Mississippi. for ON
sul general and secretary Of legatiol
~ Guatemala city IN The event Of DR.
Hunter lnally concluding 10 accept th
position u minister
commiasary General Sullivan hai
made hh annual report 70 the secrc
fary of war. The expenditures daring
tho year amounted " e2,iss, 200. o
which el.p5a, ,70s were for the subsisi
encc Of the army and The balance I
settle claims and other purposes Their
was expended for the relief of Zoo
sufferers on the Mississippi aud th
Red River u The North eTl. .iT0.
Gen. Sullivan reports favorably upo
the emergency ration. test Of whic
vas made during the year, but he say
the practical cfIiciency Of The ratio
mnst BE- made where men are situate
in more critical environment than
practice march. On this test marc
the men were given full rAtions Il
two dnya and then for ten days sui
tisfrd On the half-aiivwanec einergenc
ration They marched an avsrapr {
y miles per day.
WAsnfxoTox, Oct e.ArThc remains
Mr.. Warner n. Bateman. who died /,
heart disease At the Riggs house Mon
day morning, left for Cincinnati Tue
day afternoon AZ ga. on the c. A
railroad The body. which was tal
en- 70 an undertakcrs Monday a.
ernoon. was emialmed. and rests
during the night IN the black CASH
In which. Il viii BE- conveyed % cincii
natl.
Although there were no religious Sc
vices held AZ the undertaking esia
liahment orcr the remains of Mr.. Bat
man, President Mckinley Secretai
SherEnan. Commissioner Butter,sort
Judge A. G. Thompson ami quite
numhcr Of other prominent ohioial
In Washington called 20 pay their =
rpects and 70 tender their services
mcmbrrs q the bcrcaved family.