The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1902-07-04
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JUNE Is.

nominated Tor Congress IN the
$ xih.district Democratic primary
yesterday by large majority over
Clifford i. Nadaud.
Capt. &C. Calhoun has notified
q ". Beckham from Washington
that kentucky's war claim has been
approved by the War Department
as n valid claim and will be iilod
NJ the next session Of Congress and
paid by March, 1909.
T., g. Rathbone has presented a
petition to Congress asking for AN
Investigation OF all his acts as Di-
rector General OF Posts 10 Cuba.
lie asserts that his conviction was
unjust aud his sentence unusual
and severe, and he requests fun,
Tree and impartial hoSring OF the
ease.
It's now believed that the Ma
nlla courtmarlial found Gen Jacob
II. Smite guilty Of violation Of the
rules ot war and sentenced him to
be- rcprimandcd, The case Will
not be acted upon nj Washington
for several days and there Is no Of.
fetal Information concerning II,
Tho last bulletin Gf Saturday
uight showed King Edward to be-
SIN Improving, He had passed n
comfortable day, maintaining his
strength well. Tho Hon. White
Law Reid, Americas special Am
bus.abor TO the coronation, and
Mrs. Reid were yesterday after;
no1n received ln private audience
by Queen Alexandra.
Admiral Dewey closed his tcsti.
mony Yesterday before the senate
committee, lie repeated his state.
mept that Aguinaldo was a looler
and said he was also mere figure
bead surrounded by stronger men.
In closing his testimony the Ad-
mtal, referring 10 his former
statement that the Filipinos were
more capable OF self-goycrnment
than the Cubans, said he did not
consider either Of them capable of
self.goyermcnt.
Ina speech in the Senate ye,tcr.
day M.Deboc denounced the courts
OF Kentucky and said the 100000
reward offered for the apprehcu
sion OF the murdcrers OF Gov. Goe-
bel was used to corrupt the courts
and TO brlhe witnesses. Mr.. Black
burn denied these allegations, aud
In the course OF his remarks said
he was 50 thoroughly convinced ut
Fay lor's guilt that lie would hr
willing to submit the case To a.
Judge or jLry in any State OF the
Union.
A spirited debate occurred in
rhc Senate yesterday whrn Mr..
Morgun's resolution authorizing
the Committee on lntcroceanic
Canals TO ascertain W ether cor
rupt methods had been employed
te obtain part OF the Panama
route purchase price, came up. Mr..
Morgan insisted ON knowing
whether the canal lobby would re-
c,lvc part OF the $i0,0OO,0oO to be
paid for the property, Senator
Hanna denied that such lobby
had been present. The resolution
went to the calendar without ac-
ton.
In the mass-convtntlon held by
the Democrats of Louisville and
Jefferson county yesterday TO sc-
lect delegates to tho convention to-
morrow, which will nominate a.
candidate for Circuit Judge, Judge
Thomas II, Gordon received the
delegations from the eight leglsla-
tive districts. lie got titty-three
delegates without contest. In the
Forty-slXth, Forty.ninth and Fiji
ty first districts, with slXty-oneI
votes, the supporters of Capt. Frank
Hagan held seperate conventions
and selected contesting delegates.
However, DR.. NJ. X. Allen, Charles
c. Martin and Ben c, Watson, the
respective cbairmen OF these dis
tricts, gave the prima facie creden.
tels to the Gordon men. 1t is es-
timated that $4,000 Democrats at
tended the mass-conventions.
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JUNE 30.
A terrific storm yesterday swept
over the northern part of Central
Indiana. Two persons are report
cd killed and over 100 injured.
The loss to crops is placed at w.
100000, while nun bors of factories,
stores and other buildings were