The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1903-04-10
APRIL 81

The jury In the case oil James W
Bess, charged With the murder OF
Mrs. Martha NcQuinn Martin, re-
turned verdict OF guilty aud |
fixed the dtfendanps punishment
1T death.
A battle between cruisers con
trolled by the Government and
revolutionary forces In Sonto Do.
mlngo Is hourly expected. Famine
prlces for provisions rule in the
Island.
Gov. Bsekham has Fixed May 10
ms the dato for the execution OF
John Black, colored, OF Louisville,
and william Mccarty, OF LexIng-
ton. A motion for a rehearlng has
been illed In Blacks case.
Tho stomach OF Mrs. l.. c. VII.
son who died at olive Hill yester-
day, presumably from poisoning,
has been taken TO Cincinnati for
chemical analysts. Mrs. Marie
Ferguson, who is charged with
poisoning Mrs. Wilson, is In jail at
Grays0n.
DR.. Godfrey Hanter, former
United States Minister to Guate-
mala aud Honduras, made another
attempt to havohls charges against
Consul McNally pressed. secrc-
iary Hay decided that there was
nothing In DR.. Hunters evidence
to warrant reopening the case
Secretary of War Root has writ
ten letter to tho editor Of the New
( York Evening Post IN reference
10 the charges OF cruelty to Fiji.
plnos, brought against Lieut.. Col
Howe. lie declares that the
charges have twice been investlgat-
cd aud each time found false.
Announcement ls made at Wash.
ingtcn that on May | SS,0o00OO
worth OF Philippine gold certificates
In coupon form VIII be issued.
The certificates ara OF $1,000 de-
nomlnallon and bear interest at
the rate ei 4 per cent, payable
quarterly. They are redeemable
IN United States gold coin one year
from date OF issue.
The trial OF the suit Involving the
control OF the Southern Paeitic
Company was begun at Nashville
before Federal Judge Lurlon. At
torney Lsulerbach, for the KeopC
interests, charged the luton Pa
ciac directors with exercising theil
control of the Southern to divert
traflc to the Union Pacific. Mr.
Alex p. Humphrey made the open
ing speech Tor the Hartman lnter
e,ts. lie read an affidavit b,
by Hartman in which tho letle
charged that Kceno had attcmpte'
70 coercc him into buying tn
Keene holdings by threats OF lega
proceedings. The hearing win b
continued today.
The attorneys for Jim Howar
have notified Commonwealih's Al
torney franklin that they vii
offer next Tuesday in the Frankli
Circuit Court a motion for chang
OF venue to some adjacent count
other than Scott coanty. The
have al-o demanded that they t
furnished transcript Of the ev
dence Of Henry Il. Yootsey befol
the grand jury. The object Of n
effort Tor a change OF venue is b
lleyed to be to avoid bringing OF
Youtsey's evidence for the fir
time ut the trial OF Howard, h
attorneys seeking to have 1t fir
brought out at the trial OF CALI
Powers ut Georgetown In May.
Workmen representing almo
every craft walked out in numt
GUS cities and mines yesterday, u
u tho total number OF strike
reached into the thousands. J.
mands for Increase In wages al
and recognition OF the union We
the reasons most frequently Civ
for the strikes. In Indiana 100
bItuminous miners went on stril
A building trades strike that "
Involve 10000 to 10000 men "
inauguiated In New York, II
few instances tho day was mark
by Increases la wages OF workm
The award of the Anthracite o
strike Commission went into
effect.
The Temporary injunction gra
cd to restrain the employees OF
Wabash railroad from strlk
was dissolved. United sta
Judge Adams, from whose co
the injunctlon issued, returned
decision. He found that the |
road failed to sustain It's cha
that the employees were salts
and the strike malIclously ordC
against their will, lie further
nounced that there was no eyld'
showing intent or conspiracy
the part OF the union leaders
I hinder Interstate commerce, or
transmission Of mails. RAIL
officials aud union leaders
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