The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1905-05-19
THE NEWS OF THE WEEK.
A Daily Resume Of In portant Happenings.

Ia meeting In Chicago decided upo
an important reduction Of rates /
merchandise classes for points In III
southeastern territory
"a Nan Patterson was released fror
custody in New York yesterday on m,
tion Of District Attorney Jerome. VIII
stated that he believed further prose
cuiion Of the ease useless. She de
clared that she would not return /,
the stage
Herbert V. Croker. a son OF Rich
ard Croker. OF New York. was foune
dead in seal in train near Kansas
city. Death is believed to have beer
due TO drug A negro put Croker
onthe train at Kansas City aud just
before the train started the Negro
sprang OFF. Croker had been attend.
ing the races at Elm Ridge.
The striking transfers in Chicago
are unable 10 prevent the delivery Of
goods from the department stores. and
yesterday 1900 wagons were operat.
ed BY the Employers Association.
though 1000 policemen and deputies
were required 10 guard them. The
EMPLOYERS Association Is said 10 be
making up a blacklist. The strikers
are TO be given until next week 10
return 10 work. After that they viii
oe unable TO get employment from a
poyco,ted firm Il is said that 2.l0o
II the 800 vacancies caused by the
strike have already been filled.
Judge Ferdinand Hess. member
Il the Missouri Legislature. went 10
ais stable Al Belmont. Mo, yesterday
md was met with negro armed with
! shotgun who demanded money. The
aegro forced Judge Hesa and Mrs He's
o get In a hurry and drive to his
iome. where Mrs Hess was held prls
lner while her husband was ordered
o go o'It and raise $500 for his captor.
Judge Hess went TO ColunySuS. Ks.
iust across the river. where a posse
Eas raised. The negro left his house
md fled 10 a swamp. where he was
aptured. He was taken to Belmont.
where n mob took him away from the
pf.lcers and hanged him In the public |
square.
The headquarters OF the Ohio divi-
lon Of rural free delivery. including |
)hio. Indiana and Kentucky. will BE-
moved from Cincinnati TO Indianapo-
lis, and the name changed to the In
annapolis division.
The Secretary Of war has appointed
, board OF 1--WE army Officers 10 in.
'esiigate and report on the question
4 the eanalfzation Of the Ohio river
Che appointment is made In accord
ICE with a provision OF the last Riv
rs and Harbors Bnl.
The President was the guest last
light of the Iroquois Club. the lead
ng Democratic organization Of Chic
igo. James Hamilton I.swls acted as
oasimaster Mayor Dunno sat at
he Presidents table. The Presidents
iddress was applauded throughout.
The compromise offered by the Ar.
nour ear lines 10 reduce their charges
or Icing cars in the Michigan fruit
'elt II the Chicago commission mer-
hants would drop the investigation
low pending before the Interstate
commerce Commission has been re-
'ected.
Returns received by the Bureau Of
tatistics Of the Department Of Agri-
ulture show that the total acreage
{ winter wheat on May is over 10
er cent. larger than the acreage harv-
sted last year. and its condition il
! pr cent better. The general out.
'ok in crop conditions is better Than :
or years.
The thlrty-first Kentucky Derby was {
itnessed yesterday by one Of the
lrgest crowds ever assembled al
hurchill Downs the attendance being !
stimatsd at 25.OeO. The historic I
vent was won by Agile, owned by
apt. S. s. Brown. the Pittsburg coal
Ing. There were only three starters.
apt. Jim Williams colt Rams Horn
inning second place. The race was
IN over a muddy track and the time :
as 2:lO s-i.
rhe Russian Admiralty is highly /
eascd over the report OF the juno
on OF the fleets Of Rojestvensky
id Nebogatoff. and believes that Ad
iral Togo will decline TO give bat q
e The opinion Is expressed that
ter week OF coaling the combined
Iuadron viii start on the last stag, =
their journey TO Vladivostok. The
Ipanese Government is maintaining
serve on the alleged violations OF u
'utrallty in French indo- China. but :
ere are some outward indications
at the matter is approaching a cri
!. Japan has made strong repre-
to the French Government
1.-THE subject.
The committee OF labor leaders ap D
'nted to call President Roosevelt u
Chicago and present TO him pro u
81 against the employment OF Fed
al troops was granted an audienc, u
sterday afternoon. The President
ter reading the protest stated that !,
was ignorant to the merits Of tn,
Sc. No request for Federal troop, :.
d been made to him, he said, and !, :,
there should be demand for pres n
'ntial action he would try TO do OK /,
justice TO all. In his remarks h, !,
Ia emphatlcally that Mayor Dunn, \, NJ
Md have his heavy suppor, IN up \