The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1904-11-18
NEWS ITEMS IN BRIEF.
important Historical summary for the
Past Week.

Austria Is willing to enter into an
arbitration treaty with the United
States
During FIRE on the steamer Gordon |
Cambell. at Chicago. two men last |
their lives and three others were In
iured, none Of them fatally.
Auetrla-Hungary agrees entirely in
principle with America upon the sub
iect Of the proposed new peace con-
ference and will send representative.
Gen. ]. Warren Keller. of Spring
field. o.. viii be the leader in the new
congress in movement TO reduce
the congressional representation Of
the south.
Cardinal Mecenni. who was admin
istrator Of the apostolic palace under
Pope Leo Kill. died at the vstlcan
Of heart disease while consistory was
In progress.
Capt Chas N. Thomas. In charge
Of the government training station at
Newport, r l., has introduced new
system for training boys for the navy
in eight months.
MIR. and Mrs John Hurst. of Hnyton.
Wis. were accidentally killed in a
runaway accident while driving to
Chiffon to purchase coffin for James
Raleigh, who was burned to death in
a fire.
Clark precinct OF Washington coun-
E ~ Nr1nrnAA hao nlaofnH
Clark justice Of the peace and Mrs.
Belle Weinig constable. Both women
! were nominated by republicans and
: indorsed by the democrats. but Meth.
er made an active canvass.
Smallpox is epidemic in the little
village of Kingston. o. Forty cases
are under treatment and new cases
!, are reported hourly. Nearly every in
hahitant has been exposed and q
: frightfui increase is expected.
Adolph Weber has been placed un
= der arrest at Auburn. Cal. on the
e. charge OF numbering his parents. sis
: ter and young brother. and with hav
l. ing set the family residence on fin
'e afterwards to conceal the crime.
The two bandits who made de
10 scent on the First national bank o
Cody. Wyo. two weeks ago and kille'
Cashier Middaugh, committed anothe
bold robbery when they held up the in
III mates of Edwards saloon and gam
n bling house at Thermopolis. Wyo.
IN Locked il each others arms on tn
sr bare floor OF a dismantled fat In Eas
SC 5lst street, New York. from whicl
0. they had been dispossessed on Friday
or two sisters. Louise and Valerie Ate
"A and 38 years old respectively, wer
found dead They had inhaIed ILL
minating gas
The storm which swept up throug
VI the Atlantic coast states from tn
d gulf developing into gale Of hurr
r. cane force as Il moved northward. II
to suited IN the most complete tie up c
.. wire communication that the easter
nj states have experienced since tn
-. memorable snow storm OF 1888.
5, At Minneapolis, MINI. Frank l
Bowers. Of Salem. Ind. secured po
session of his two children, aged
n and 5. He secured them by writ {
habeas corpus which his wife Leot
resisted after two days trial. II
4, wife ran away from Salem in con
=, pany with young man named Martll
\. Details are being worked out rapi
:, ly for the formation of gigantic raj
- road trust beside which all the otht
II great trusts heretofore organized
VI this country will dwindle into insi
M nificance. A dozen eastern financier
headed by the Standard Oil interest
with their unlimited wealth. expect
control the entire railroad system
nm the country and prevent competitic
among the various roads.