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

selves, because as he argued, their
action carried with it thoremoval
OF the counteryalling duties on
bounty-produced sugar. Mr., Weeks,
Of Michigan, in haunting Mr.. Gros-
venor, said that the real object was
to defeat the bill.
APRIL 2lST.
Frank h. stockton, the novelist,
died suddenly at Washington yes
terday.
The Senate viii take up the Riv,
or and Harhor bill today, and
will probably pass 1t without de-
bate.
II is believed the Philippine Gov
lernment Bill will be before the SEN
ate for at least three weeks. 1t
will be taken up this week,
The Com mmonwealth's Attorneys
expect to close their case in the
Berry Howard trial at Frankfort
this afternoon. Several new wit
nesses will be introduced.
Confederate veterans are arriv-
ing at Dallas in large numbers TO
attend the reunion which begins
Tuesday. A large crowd left Lou
isville yestesday for the Texas city.
II the West Virginia mine work
ers fail to get a conference with
the operators at the the meeting
TO be held in Huntington this week
1t is probable a general strike will
be ordered.
Col. Charles Marshall, who was
military secretary 10 Gen. Robert
f. Lee during the Civil War, is
dead al Baltimore. He Is said to
have drafted the terms OF the sur
render at AppomattoX.
The tobacco trust, which has
been endeavoring without success
TO obtain control OF the retail cigar
trade in Chicago, threatens to
start rival stores and cut prices in
order to bring the retailers to
terms.
Gen. Jacob II. Smith, who
disembarked from the transport
Buford at Manila, defends the
action OF his soldiers in Samar
and says they acted with forbear-
ance considering the circum-
stances.
Three fires in Dallas, Tex, early
yesterday morking caused loss of
S35O,0OO. Fire Chief Magee was
Frustrated and two tlremen were
fatally injured, The police and
firemen say the bla2es were due to
incendiaries.
Gen. .Chafree has forwarded to Gen
J,Franklin Bell the congratulations
OF President Roosevelt upon the
campaign in Batangas and l4aguna
Gen. Chatfee has also written a
letter complimenting the work ot
Gen, Bell.
An explosion at Mauagua, Mica
ragua, on the night of April Iii
wrecked the barracks, destroyed
several other buildings and killed
from 100 to 200 officers and sol
diers, President Helaya attributes
the explosion to conspiracy
among members OF the Conserva
tive party.
Clement +. A. Griscom, president
Of the International Navigation
Company, says the steamship com
bine will give improved transat
lantic service at decreased cost
He says a system OF daily depar
lures from New York will be inau
Igurat0d In time. There is no polit
ical significance in the deal, he as
serts, as the negotiations have GOV
cred period OF many years.
The steamer City OF Pittsburl
was burned early yesterday morn
ing at ogden's Landing, on tn,
10 ser Ohio, near Paducah, and tn
latest estimate Is that half OF tn
100 persons on board perished /
the fire or were drowned in al
tempting to reach the shore.
number OF Kentucky people wer
I on the steamer and several OF then
, perished. The vessel was enrout
from Cincinnati to Memphis, an
is total loss.
Ira Gillespie, alias Dock Hill, /
Jail at Knoxville, Tenn, on tn
charge OF robbery, told the official
he was wanted in Kentucky for a
: legged completely in the murder {
OF Gov, Goebel. He claims to II
/. eide in Lexington but is not know
0 there. Commonweallh's Attorne
1 Franklin says the name OF Gille,
q pie has not come to the prosecutlo
0 In any way in connection with til
: Goehel murder,
/.
+ Mrs. Mary A, Vliet, Newcastl
!. Colo, writes:"I believe Ballard
!, Horehound Syrup is superior
d any other cough medicine, and wi
It do all that is claimed for 1t, and
n is so pleasant to take. My lit