The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1904-01-08
DECEMBER 81.

Joseph spivey, who created riot in
Oxford. o.. last October in which he
wounded two officers and two specta-
tors was given sentence Of twenty
five years in the penitentiary.
The Judges Of the Superior Court Of
Cincinnati have appointed Levi c, Good
ale and Samuel Hunt trustees Of the
Cincinnati Southern railroad to succeed
John Carlisle and Harry r. Smith, de,
ceased.
The gunboat Bennington and the tor.
pedo boat destroyers Prcble and Paul
Johnes sailed from san Francisco for
Panama in accordance with instructions
received from the Navy Department
Unless William II, Cnlton. the star
witness for the State in the Caleb Pow.
ers trial shows up within the next few
days his bond Of sl1 ana may he declar-
ed forfeited His whereabouts since
the last trial have been unknown
A dispatch from lneE announces that
mob Of white men decoyed n negro
from his home in johnson county aud
shot him 10 death No reason for the
deed was given save that the whites did
not want negro living in that section
A meeting OF the stockholders of the
French Panama Canal Company was
held in Paris yesterday Nothing was
done save the election Of officers The
vote showed that the opposition to the
position Of the United States in the
Panama matter was slight
Liant X. Salisbury was placed on The
stand at Grand Rapids. Mich yester.
day 10 testify in the bribery prosecution
against McKnigh, and Nichols j.
BOYD Pantland, hotel proprietor tfs.
ttbed that on previous trial he swore
falsely because Of his friendship ior Ne
knight
AT the meeting of the directors Of the
Heaboard Air Line railroad In New
York Yesterday J Skelton Williams fc'
signed the presidency Of the company
and was succeeded by vice President
Barr. Mr. Barrs selection was urged
BY the interests which recently became
dominant in the scAboard system
The Russo.Japanesc situation Is the
chief topic IL diocussi5n In diplomatic
circles in LondoI. Opinions vary as IA
the probable outcome Of the negotia'
iions United States Ambassador
Choate said yesterday that heeIpcoted
10 see a peaceful solution Of the eontro
versy. Minister Talsahira expressed The
opinion at Washington that the outlook
for peace is gloomy.
Bradstreets. in It's annual rryiew nI
1903, says that i has been a year q
Irregularities In the commercial and in
dnstrial world. II declares too swift !
pace had been struck up to the middl,
Of the year when troubles began q
pour IN from labor dissentions and busi
mess depression. II says that unsatis
factory conditions certainly contron
the opening of a new year but hope
that these will be dispelled ~ the yea
weas on II says business will probabl,
suffer az usual from the prtsidentin
campaign
The Iroquois Theater in Chicago wa
destroyed yesterday afternoon and hun
dreda Of pcAple were burned 10 death
Al / o'clock this morning the numhc
Of the dead was placed Mt 800 and tn
injured at over 800 A hundred NOR
are missing The fire started In the hic
on the stage during the second act .
the performance OF "Mr Bluebeard
The fre. proof curtain refused 70 wot
and the flames swept into the auditor
inm and enveloped the audience. Tw
causes are alleged. the grounding Of a
electric light wire and the explosion {
calcium light. The panic which fol
lowed the fire was the most horrbl
ever witnessed In theater, and hu
drcds, principally women aud children
were trampled 10 death.