The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1903-08-14
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AUGUST g.

A special train. bearing Henry p
Lowe. chief engineer Of the United
states Steel Corporation. made a trans
continental run from New York to Los !
Angeles. distance of over $500 miles,
in 10 hours aud II minutes lowering all
former records by five hours and five
minutes
Willard S. Allen. treasurer OF the
Preachers Aid Society Of the New Eng.
land Conference Of the Methodist Epis.
copal Church in a letter from Montreal
to his pastor 10 East Boston, Mass con.
fessed that he was a defaulter to the
amount Of more than $4,000 Of the SO.
eiety's funds
Lieut. Gen. Nelson A. Miles at noon
to-day will be retired by the age limita-
tion rs Commanding General OF the
army His final orders are in the
shape of farewell, in which he thanks
the army for years Of fidelity, and con,
graduates the men on their standing as
a fighting machine in the eyes of the
world.
| Twenty-three men were killed and
over score injured in collision be-
tween two trains Of the Wallace Bros
circus in the yards Of the Grand Trunk
railway at Durrnd, Mich The engi-
ncer of the moving train claims his all
brakes would not work, but officials Of
the railway, after an examination, de
clare they were in perfect condition,
The Womens Rescue League, o.
Washington, is after President Roose
Welt with forked stick He gave per
mission for the use Of the White Hous'
lot for an outing for poor children o
the District, and philanthropic citizen
donated all the refreshments necessary
At the last moment negro wrote 10 tn
President, complaining that the outinl
wis for white children exclusively A
: a balm for the colored brother the Exec
= utive forthwith issued an order with
drawing his permission for the use Q
4 the grounds. The women Of the Rescu
/, League say the white children sha
have the outing If they have to enjoy
in the streets of the city.
is Both the Commonwealth and the d.
N fense rested their cases in the Jet
st White case yesterday afternoon
Cynthiana. Judge Osborne will give h
instructions this morning, after whic
the argument will begin, Mr.. FrenC
!, :, opening for the defense, Yesterd
! witnesses in rebuttal were Introduce
" by both sides, and at times there we
acrimonious passages between the o
o. posing counsel, which brought forth
he rebulse from the court Last night
nd itinerant orator claiming to be an G
ms convict, began u lecture in the street
lut ntuiluk VI Nht JuiViot Wv ~
mo seated in front Of the courthouse. Cou
ics ty Attorney Webster notified Judge {
NJ borne, who ordered the speaker to mo
rs to a location more distant from
tic jury. The attorneys for the defer
m disclaimed any connection with the |
turer's presence in Cynthiana.
ec. The opening statements were mf
md BY the attorneys in the Caleb Pow
yer case ut Georgetown Yesterday, and
ara Commonwealth introduced nine v
nesses, all Of whom have appeared
previous trials, The feature Of
NV days proceedings was the filling OF
'"o affidavit by the Commonwealth In
n' sponse to the afiidavits Of Powers
'o' rhomae @ whaley, In which char
'ns Of a political nature were made
'at' counterafidavits afe by the dep
ahcriifa who aumnoncd the venirem
rm. They charge TINT whaley enieavo