The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1902-09-19


Mrs. Eliza Hynis Parker, a daugh-
ter OF the murdered officer, wit
messed tho hanging from the scat
fold and cut the rope when the ne
gro was pronounced dead.
/ Forest fires are raging in Oregon
and Washington from the CalIfor-
MIA line to British. Columbia. Two
lives are known to have been lost
aud many persons are missing.
Tacoma and other towns were In
total darkness at midday by roa-
son OF the greft volume OF smoke.
Alexander II. Sheppard, former
Governor OF tho District OF Column
bia during the existence oftho ter
ritorlal government, died yestcr-
day in Mexico. He was given the
credit at one time OF ripping In the
the bud a scheme 10 remove the
national capital 10 one OF the West.
ern States.
Senator Plat, OF New York, yps,
terday said that personally he
thought President Roosevelt dc.
served the nomination. This is
believed 10 Indicate that the State
convention win indorse President
Roosevelt's administration, aud
say that he"deseryes 10 DO the can.
didate OF the party In 1901
Race troubles broke out again at
Eldorado, H., when the house OF
John Bean, a colored farmer, was
attacked by mob. A volley OF
shots WAS fired into the house,
though number OF milltia-men
were on the promises a; the time.
The tanners barn was burned,and
two horses and l,000 pounds OF to
bacco were lost.
A number Of independent tobac-
co dealers In Chicago airs reported
TO be preparing TO lay before Unit
cd States District Attorney Bethea
evidence to prove that the Tobacco
Trust Is infringing the sherman
Antitrust Law. II Is thought
that the attack win first DO direct
cd agains, the Continental Tobac.
co Company.
The flatoly Packing Company
has been organized IN Chicago
with a capital stock OF Sl,500,0O0.
II will moi ntiiliate with the trust.
United States District Attorney
3ethea says that he is willing to
institute contempt proceedings
against the parties to the packers
combine, but that the so called vic.
tins must state tangible facts.
Circuit Judge Cantrlll heard ar
gumeuts AT Frankfort yesterday In
the cases Of the twenty-five lite
Insurance companies doing hu-i-
moss in Kentucky which Are sock
Ing 10 restrain The state Board OF
Valuation from assessing them tor
franchise taxation. The argument
was In The demurrer of the State to
the petition OF tho complainant
companies. Judge Charles s..
Grnbbs spoke for the insurance
companies, and Capt. W.T.. Ellis
presented the state's sldo OF the
case. Judge Cenirlll will hear adj
dltlonal arguments ON Friday OF
next week.
The grand Jury al ST. Louis Is
stir examining witnesses in regard
to the alleged DOODLE combine. For,
mer Delegate Tamblyn and other
witnesses were examined at length
yesterday. A reward OF $500 has
been oilersd for the arrest Of Dele
gate Charles +. Kelly, who Is sup,
posed to have handled the doodle
fund distributed to insure the pass
age OF the city Lighting liill
There is an unverined report from
, San Francisco tina, Kelly sallet
from that city Thursday for tn,
/ Orient, Judge Chester Koum
took the the first steps at Jefferson
, City yesterday in the hahoas cor
pus proceedings to secure the re
. lease Of the men In Jail, and tn,
, hearing will take place on Monda.
: before Judge CAN'T, of tho Su
preme Court,