The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1902-04-25

this source. The large packers
ascribed the high prices to increas-
cd demand and the high price OF
grain.
The joint special com miltoe Of
Congress on the exercises for Pres
ident Mckinley yesterday adopted
a resolution giving the thanks Of
Congress to Secretary Hay for his
oration. Representative Champ
Clark, OF Missouri, said that WI lie
the oration was a literary gem and
did not violate any political pro-
priety, yet he might dissent from
the resolution because there was
thread OF politics running through
II. Representative Hooker, OF
Mississippi, took issue with Mr..
Clark's criticism OF the oratlon's
political aspect.
With the passage OF the Cuban
Reciprocity Bill yesterday the
Republican leaders In the House
were ridden down by the Demo-
Gratis and "Insurgents." A motion
on the germaneness OF an amend
ment 10 remove the dlflerential
from refined sugar was carried by
u vote OF III to 1870, Representative
Sherman presiding. The amend.
ment, which was offered by Repre-
sentative Morris, was carried In
Committee OF the whole and then
In the House, the latter vote stand
ing 1870 l05. SiIty-four Repub-
licans voted with the DemocrAts
for the amendment. The amend
ed bill passed by u vote OF 2i7 to
52--lA Republicans and l2a Demo.
Gratis voting for 1t, and forty-two
Republicans and ten Democrats
against 1t. This is a blow to the
Sugar Trust.
Some damaging testimony was
brought out against Berry Howard
at Frankfort yesterday. Several
witnesses testified that he was an
active leader OF the mountain men
and was a participant in their
counsels. Mrs. Lucy 0'Bannon
testified that on the day before
William Goebel was shot she
heard Howard say to a relative,
"rhe fun Will begin tomorrow ,"
The witnesses testified that they
saw Howard point out Senator
Goebel to squads OF the mountain
GERS. Among those who gave
damaging testimony was Judge A.
u. Smith, one OF Howard's attor-
ncys, who testified, unwlllingly, to
some statements made by the
defendant in his presence at Pine.
willie. Seventeen witnesses we're
examined yesterday, the same
mum her US on tho day before.
APRIL GOTH.
Mrs. William McCarty, aged
twenty years, was shot and killed
In Lexington at 1880 O'Clock last
night, and coroner's jury accuses
her husband, a railroad man, OF
her murder. McCarty Is alleged
to have flod after the shooting.
Prof. Nicholas Murray Butler
was installed as president OF Co.
lumbia University, New York, yes
terday In the presence OF a dlstin.
gulshed com pany headed by Pres
ident Roosevelt, who Travelled from
Washington for the purpose OF at.
tending the exercises.
The movement from Kentucky
toward Dallas for the Confederate
Reunion has exceeded all the ex,
peetations OF the railroad officers.
In many instances II has been nee.
essary to run trains In two or three
sections. The Louisville specials
will depart today about noon.
J.p. Morgan has practically clos.
ed a deal to combine all the lead
ing transatlantic steamship lines
A "working agreement" 1t is said,
will be made with the German
companies. American interests
will dominate the combine and the
capitalization will be In excess OF
sl6O,0O0,OOO.
Speaking before the Bankers
Club, of Chicago last night, NJ. f.
ingalls,, president Of the Big Foul
railroad, argued that instead oI
spending money on ship subsidies
tho Government should improve
the mail facilities To South Ameri
can ports, thus catering to Western
trade. He opposed the establish
ment OF an American "kindorgar
; ten" in the Philippines.
When court adjourned at Frank
, fort yesterday the pommonwealtt
: had intraduced forty=sevep wit
nesses against Berry Howard. Tn,
EVIDENCE offered yesterday related
mainly to Howard's connection
with the mountain army and I,
expressions from him which tend
cd to show q knowledge OF the con
spiracy. Probably the most i'm
portant witness was Capt. Fred |.
. Gordon, OF the Frankfort milltis
who testified that he sold Howar
u $b worth OF cartridges on the nigh
y before the murder, w. II. Quito
o gave In substance about the sam