The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1897-11-12
DIR. W. G. HUNTER
Appointed Minister to Guatemala and Hon
dusas-WiiliAm Henry Theodore Durrant

Refused Writ Of Hnbens Corpus.
WASmNsTos, Nov 9.-The president
Monday made the following appoint
ments:
w. Godfrey Hunter. of Kentucky, 10
be envoy extraordinary and minister
plenipotentiary TO Guatemala and
Honduras
To be collectors Of internal revenues
james A. Wood for the district of
New Hampshire.
Edward T. Franks for the Second
district Of Kentucky.
Thomas o. Thompson 10 be collector
Of customs for the district Of New
London. CT
Edwin NJ. Yerian, agent for the In
dians at Lemhi, Ida
Edward W, Bartlett, register of the
land Office al la Grande, Ore.
To b. receivers OF public moneys Of
the United. States;
Thos c. Burns, at Mitchell, S. d
Robley d. Harris, at Sidney, Neb.
Maj VIM. Louis Marshall, corps Of
engineers, 10 be n member Of the Mis-
souri, commission.
DR. Hunter is one Of the leaders In
the republican party in Kentucky. lie
served as a member OF congress in the
last house, and had given notice that
he would make contest for O seat In
the present house, claiming that he
had been elected lie was the candi-
date Of his party for the senatorship
but after long struggle had 10 give
way 70 Senator Dchoe.
The United States supreme court
Monday affirmed the decision Of the
circuit court for the California circuit
refusing n writ OF habeas corpus 10
VIM. Henry Theodore Durrant, under
sentence Of death for the murder Of
Miss blanche Lamont in San Francisco
In April. is95 The case has attracted
attention throughout the whole Of the
United States and Mondays decision
permits the law 10 take its course with
the condemned man. Chief Justice
Fuller announced the courts conclu-
sion but made no remarks In doing 80
save 10 cite few authorities on which J
the court based its decision.
There was n conference az the white |
house Monday, attended by Secretaries |
Gage, Long and Alger, Commodore !
Melville and Commander Dickens, Of |
the navy. and Capt Shoemaker. com
mander Of the revenue marine service
70 consider measures for the relief Of
the American whaling feet said 10 be
destitute and ice-bound in Behring sea.
IL was decided TO send the revenue cut |
te- Bear 10 the relief OF the whalers.
She IS now at Seattle. Wash, having
just arrived from Alaska Orders have |
been issued 10 put her in condition for
the voyage at once and Capt. Shoe |
maker says she viii be ready 10 sail as
soon as she can be provisioned. which |
viii take but short time.
The postmaster general has issued n |
fraud order barring from the
use Of the mails John Wedder-
burn, John Wedderburn & Co, !
the National Recorder and the |
National Recorder Publishing Co Of |
this city. The order is the result Of |
charges made by patent attorneys Of
TINS city anu otlcr cltlc&
The United States supreme court |
Monday affirmed the decision Of the
lower court in the case Of the inter
state commerce commission against |
the Alabama Midland and the Georgia
Central Railroad Co. and Others The
case arose out Of charges by citizens Of
Troy, Ala, that the companies were
disregarding the long and short haul
clause Of the interstate commerce law.
The point at Issue was whether when
there was competition between rail
road and water transportation the
roads must first file lower rates with
tho interstate comhfeTse commission,
and Il was decided in the negative by
the court
Walker Fearn, one Of the judges ap-
pointed by the president on the Egyp-
tian international court. has resigned /
on account 81 III health His successor
is 10 be nominated by the president
and formally appointed by the khedive,
his salary being paid by the Egyptian |
government Mr.. Fcarn was formerly
United States minister to Greece, and |
later chief OF the forcirh ,saani o, ,he
wo=lds fair.
WASHINGTON. Nov The president
has recognized tho following causuls I
Of the greater repGbliea " Ceuahi I
America; Thomas Dowcll, a, sanie.,,
Cal; Thomas Duque, at4Los Angelica
and FREDERICK Dieclmann. at Seattle.
Wash; Manuel L Catell. vice consul |
at Detroit, Mich. Carlos H. Brown has |
been recognized rs vice consul Of Peru |
at Mobile, Ala
WASHINGTON, Nov. 9.-The annual |
report Of the commissioner Of Indian |
Affairs, w. A. Jones. made public Mon
day, says there were 81 contract |
schools in operation last year. For the |
current fiscal year Il has been deemed
best TO reduce the government CON-
pensation TO the various schools q |
small amount each rather than TO cut |
out any other school than the Grow
Creek school in South Dakota. The
government has between three and four
millions of dollars in Indian school |
plants The loss from fire for some [
years has averaged $780, 900 or more an
nually, the fire protection is now be-
ing introduced in the schools generally. |
The total number OF allotments To
non-reservation Indians approved was
1850; on reservations. Yalkamis, in
Washington, SOt; Mission Indians ON !
the remecula reservation, California,
g.; Chippewas in Minnesota, s.l5e