The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1903-07-03
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A combination OF ohio-river ship.yards
with capital of q 900 600, is said TO be
on the point ofcompletion.
The Kappa Alpha fraternity Isouth)
will erect a $1,000 memorial hall at
Lexington, Va, 70 Gen. Robt. T. Lee
The biggest shipment Of coal in the
city's history left pittsburg yesterday
for the South II amounted to9 ola, 900
bushels
The new Springfield rifle was yester-
day adopted as the standard arm of the
American soldiers the army being first
supplied aud then the militia,
The Louisville Railway Company has
begun laying condnits with view TO
having complete underground system
Of feed wires About two years will be
required to complete the work
Trouble is feared in the strect-car
strike At Richmond, Va. cars are run
Mug under heavily armed guards. and
all street.car property is guarded
About eight hundred militiameu are on
!. duty
Twenty miliiianen from New Castle
went 10 jackson yesterday to take the
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Adjt Gen. Murray This brings the
total back TO about one hundred men.
As the result o. 'aquarrrl over game
Of cards in Morgan county Dave Purcell
shot and killed Mack Nickel and Gordon
wellA Purcell was slightly wounded,
but made his escapc.and sheriff sposse
ispursning him
Andrew Fletcher, a prominent citizen
Of Cayce, Fulton county. who had been
IN for three months, disappeared mystic
rionsly from his home, leaving note
telling his family not 10 worry. Search
Nng parties are looking for him
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Another session of the Kansas Legis'
laiure, called for the purpose Of giving
Observation-Disclosures districts, convened
in Topeka yesterday Coy. Bailey, in
his message called attention 70 condi'
lions and advised such legislation as
wonld enable the devastated districts
To deal with the situation.
Special Judge W W Thum yester-
day handed down q decision in the
injunction snit Of two silycring aud
bcveling companies against certain
union workmen The injunction
Is granied against those named in the
suit. bnt tho Judge holds that union
men may set out pickets, though they
ore cnjoiued from using force or VIC.
lence toward any OF the companies'work'
men.
Edmund II briggs, former Congress.
man from Brpoklynwas indicted by the
Federal grand Jury ON the charge Of re
ceiying $500, in July 1900, from an auto
matte cashier company for procuring a
contract from the Government Mr.
briggs Is the tenth person against whom
nn indictment, has been returned asa re-
suit of the Posioiiicc Department inyes.
tigation. President Roosevelt Yesterday
asked the Department OF Justice TO furn.
ish two lawyers 10 assist the District At
torney At Washington he prosecution
Of the pending cases
The Democrats Of Iowa yesterday
noninate,l J. b Sullivan for Governor
and refused by decisive vote to re.af'
firm the Kansas City platform or to
adopt plank favoriug the Government,
ownership Of railroads The platform
adopted opposes Imperialism; condems
the Adrich financial bill deplores cor
ruption In the Post-ofiice Department
denounces the trusts opposes govern
ment by injunction; fayors the election
Of Senators by popular vote, and de-
mands that the tariff schedules be ad'
jnsted with a view to atariff for rev
enue only.
Popular approval Of the work of the
mob ut Wilmington, Del, which burned
at the stake negro who confessed to
criminal assault, was shown last night
when 1000 citizens of Wilmington made
a demonstration before the Jail where
Arthur Corwell, or Hartford City, Ind,
& was confined on u charge OF completely
IN the lyuching. Corwell was released on
$1,000 bail and the citizens loudly cheer
cd him and then dispersed. A Coroner'i
Jury yesterday decided that George
White. the nob's victim, died at 'un
known hands. The belief is growing
that none Of themob will be prosecuted
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