The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1902-05-16

Unless the Senate minority agrees /
to vote onthe pending Philippine
Bill, it is declared in Washington,
the majority will enforce the clo-
ture rule before the month is out.
This move has often been threat
oncd, but never executed.
The Board of Prison Commits.
sioners met ut Frankfort yesterday.
Edward Fennell Was reelected
chairman aud J.. W. Mcdonald
was reelected secretary. The
board paroled two eonvictS and nc
ceptcd plans FOR new eellhouse at
the Eddyvllle prison.
After simple funeral services, ac'
compahi,d d by II magnificent mili-
lary aud naval display, the bodyot.
Rear Admiral W. r.Sampson waE
buried yesterday in Arlington
cemetery. All departments otthc
Government were represented at the
funeral.
Delegate Mark smith, Of Arizo-
na, was overcome yesterday after
nooa at the close OF his speech In
the House, advocating the admi,-
stou to the t'niou OF his Territory
las a State, and for a time apopleNy
/ was threatened. MIR. Smith il a
native Of Cynthiana, ny,
The war claims Was the chief
snhJcrt Of discussion In the Meth
odist Conference at Dallas .yester.
day 4 motion Tor a stenographlc
report Of all cvldeuce heard by the
publishing company was adopted.
The opposition TO the Rev. II. e.
Morrison sitting as a delegate " :
withdrawn,
In the Senate yesterday Mr.
4 Lodge made an unsuccessful effort
To secure unanimous consent 10 fix
a date Tor vote on the Philippine
Bill. Mr.. Teller mnde lengthy
speech in opposition to the meas
ure advocating sclf-goyerment for
the Filipino, and condcmning the
, Republican policy in the islands
A general stri q Of the miners o.
the anthracite district has been or
J detcd The question as to the er
manency OF the strike is to he de
: cid,d 10y convention of the mincr'
unions to bo held at llazelton Ma!
A IlG 1t is believed the temporary
j.. strike order viii be obeycd throug
: out the anthracite district
II Clay ltyaRs former Commits
: stouer Of PcnslJ Jns, yesterday issue
statement In which he denied tha
his resignation Of tho commits
sIonorship was demanded or wa
many way conditional on auothe
appointment llo said that bot
), President Mckinley and Presidcn
o Roosevelt we're aware Of his desir
" 10 surrender the post, but that h
I. did not resign until all charge
is agains, him had been disposed 0
=. Leo Turner, OF "Quarter House
!, yesterday shot and killed his cou
= In, John Turner near Middlesbor
The latter WAS Chief OF Police
Middlesboro aud was employed
Nc u courier by the X, and n. betwcc
Ms its camps in the disputed Clei
=. Fork coal district. The men m
al ON county road and John Turn
no Is said to have Immediately open,
oy are, 1t is said that they had be,
"a enemies for years. Lee Turner d
'u- not resist arrest. He was tax,
he before Il Magistrate aud was d
!" charged on the ground OF Sc
IN defence.
,ar
The evidence brought out again
the Beef Trust before the Suprer
Court OF Missouri has led the
Louis authorities to start an inv
"a, tlgatlon before the grand Jury
my the purpose OF indictlng the pat
o. o ers for selling disea sed meat
{ he
nd 4 The anthracite Miners Comm
maze tee, in session at Scranton, Pa, !
sts, proposed settlement of exist
l"i difficulties with the operators
nal. means OF arbitration through
and National Civic Federation. !
ttle answer OF the operators Is eNpec
today.
The Illinois Republican eonN
tion yesterday by a majority
more than two to one indor
ave Congressman Albert j. HawS
Ion ms successor to State Senator
,niz- son. The result is a decisive
tory for Gov. Yates administra,
-, and his faction.
have Mr.. Burton concluded his spC
lear in the Senate yesterday with a
divi- tense of Gen. Funston. Mr..
mack and Mr.. Dolliver engage
4, tho a vigorous colloquy over the !
acts ippine Bill, in the course OF W
,aho the former referred to Gen. 81
,,,., as "bloody old scoundrol."
The Navy Department has Is
York an order reclting the death OF
willie mlral Sampson and paying
ran 4 tribute to his services. Both
vent-Hou SO and Senate unanlmo