The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1903-11-27
THE NEWS OF THE WEEK
A Daily Resume Of Important Happenings.

( to representatives. Of the German
societies in Washington, who had
called to Invite him to participate
Ia the celebration OF tho 2j0th an
nlversity OF the founding of Ger
mantown, Pa.
The question ofremovlng Morgan
from the chairmanship Of the In
teroceanic Canal Committee is
causing the Republicans argue
that it viii boa party mistake to
remove the Alabama senator.
As thepaymaster OF the Pennsyl-
vanla railrond was coming out OF
bank at Logansport, Ind, an officer
seized his yalise containing Sil,-
600 aud took 1t to the courthouse
whore noarly $4,000 was counted
out to satisfy two judgments
( against the railroad company,
Judge T.. IL. Gary chairman OF
the beard Of directors Of the United
States Stoel corporation Friday
announced that 10 further conyer-
sion OF preferred stock beyond the
amount OF Sl50,OO0,00O would be
made ami that the syndicate con.
tract would be terminated at that
figure. The report that new
syndicate was to be formed is do
nied.
I by collision Of y freight train
with work train on the Big Four
railroad near Fremont, H., Friday
twenty miles from Peoria, thirty
one men were Killed aud fifteen or
more Injured, The men killed
were an members OF a section
crew and had been engaged in un.
loading steel rails. The freight
train crew is said to have disoboy-
ed orders,
4 There Is no changcin the strike
situation In ChIeagoihough Mayor
Harrison said Friday he regarded.
tho outlook a- more hopeful, as
both sides seemed willing to con.
tinue negotiations. The Chicago
IClty Railroad Company Friday
opened Its Halsted street line In u
limited way. One serious riot was
suppressed by tho police.
The American Federation OF
Labor declared In favor Of the
union shop and adopted rosolu-
ton asking President Roosevelt to
lre.cXamiue the evidence against
Miller In the national book bind
ing establishment, aud II is veri.
iird discharge him. The conven.
tion also adopted u resolution ask
Ing that only American labor be
employed in the construction OF
tho Panama Canat.
The House Friday passed thc
, Cuban Reciprocity Treaty Bill by
a rising vote Of 33j to n, The mi
nority, which was about equal!
, divided between the Democrat.
and Republicans, was too small tC
I order The yeas and nays. Mr.
/, Williams was overruled on 4
> motion to send the bill back to tn,
/ Ways and Means Committee witt
I instructions to amend. The chat
was sustained on appeal by
1 strict party vote.
0 The special Panamanmn com
/ missiorcrS conferred with Ministe
: Narilla aud approved the new ca
!. nal treaty In every detail /!
: strong feature OF the treaty is tina
I the United states guarantees tn
= Independence OF the new ropubll
i aud secures the sanitary contro
/ over the cities Ot Panama an,
Colon. Gen. ReyeS and othe
special commissioners from Col
!, ON bia arrived at Colon yesterday
Evcitcment was created aud tn
United States marines were lande,
aud are now guiding the coast
g The commissioners were not nj
e lowed to land, They were invite,
5 TO go aboard two OF Uncle Sam
ships, but declined, luformatio
il Is TO the effect that Colombo
q threatens to discontinue diplomat
Y relations with the United State
II unless the latter recedcs from II
present position,
e ~ A.
u Over G,0O0 men, including irol
y steel, tin aud wood Workers of th
u Monongahela Valley towns, /
~ Pennsylvania, resume work neN
+" week. Many OF them have bee
idle for a month or more.
u Tom Horn, scout, Indian flght'
50 and cowboy, was hanged Frida
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