The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1903-02-20

Tobacco growers OF Ilopkinsville
and Clarksvlle districts will cir
culaie petitions asking Congress to
remove the tax on tobacco.
The proposition TO allow women
TO vote for presidential electors was
defeated ln the Kansas Legislature
yesterday by u vote OF 90 to d.
The Senate agreed to the con
ference report on the Department
OF Commerce Bill and the measure
Is now ready for the Presidents
signature.
The special court at Dresden has
granted Crown Prince Frederick Of
Saxony divorce from Princess
Louise, who eloped with NJ. Gron.
The blame is officially placed on
the Princess.
Frank Underwood, aged nineteen,
was shot from ambush aud killed
while cutting crosslles near Owe
Hin, Carter county. George Hen
derson, aged seventeen, Is In jail at
Grayson charged with the shoot.
Ing.
Secretary OF the Treasury Leslie
NJ. Shaw responded to the toast
"rhe President at n banquet
given by the SILK Association Of
America. lie recounted the i'm.
mense responsibilities OF the office
and paid tribute TO the personal
qualities OF Roosevelt.
During the consideration OF the
Sundry Civil Appropriation Bill by
the House yesterday amendments
were adopted providing R5O0OOO
for remodelIng the main building
ui the National Capitol, and $780,
600 for The purcha,c ~ 4 site Tor n
new congressional Office building,
Internal Revenue Commissioner
Yertes will be a candidate for
Judge \. NJ. j. Coehrah's seat on
the Eastern keneucky district
bench, II Is reported, In the tyent
ot Cgehran's elevation - Ihe hlac,
vcated ~ Judge Day. Judge
torhran's chances are said b.
good
Itis announced that the recent
increase In wages granted tho sof
coal miners OF tho competitive dis
tricl composed OF Western Penusyl
vanih, Ohio, Indiana and Illinois
applies iounion miners only. Th'
ronuuIon men will not share In tn,
benefits OF the wage scale sigue,
by tho operators aud unlon mon.
The Senate ratified the treat.
providing for a commission to H.
the Alaska boundary. srnato
Cullom, chairman, OF the Com
miltee on Foreign Relations, CAV
notice that the ls,hmian cana
treaty will be taken up to-day, an,
when this Is finished the Cuba
reciprocity treaty will bo consid
cred.
Tho mem bers OF the Humber
family OF swlndlers were placed o
trlil at Paris yesterday on charg
OF liberating NJ, Catleaux,a II banke
who had loaned lhom money. tn
ciso does not directly relate to II
swindle OF the "UraN ford million
Fedcrlck llumbert alteml ted
ilcriininato high Frerch olllclal
BIT was restrained by the Ju lge o
the !rouad that such testimony d
not r,late To tn liberal suit.
The German Govtrnm nj has i
more 1.-THE agreement mtde ihroul
Court Quadt with Minister BowC
regnrdl " the Ven, zuelan seltl
meut aud lasl night Insisted on
castpNu ont of $3lo,0N or liz
10 tns amount o. the customs I
ceipts OF the Venezuelan por
MinlsIer5t wen Informed the Ge
man Foreign 0lllce through Bare
Sternberg that he refused to yie
the receipts Of auy port prior to I
HaguIs decision, because sn
aclion would b. preferential treI
mont. AS 10 the cash paymeI
Mr.. Bowen declared his willingnt
to pay the sum asked on the SLY
Ing OF the protocol, II Germany c
afford 40 make public confessl
that 1t does not stand by agr
meats signed by itsduly accrodii
{ diplomas Great Britain a
Italy have renounceu any respou
bllity for Germany'sacIion aud
pressed their regret.
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