The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1905-08-11

stra,ion and parade will take place on
Monday
In written opinion delivered BY
Attorney General Hays. it IS held that
Revenue Agents in inslitutlng suits
for back taxes. must employ the Coun-
~ Attorney Of the cOanty in which
the action is instituted
The President has approved the
sentence cs thc ee;;r; martial ia the
case OF Lieut. Marion b. wilhoi,.
formerly Of Kentucky. who was dis
missed from the army for duplica-
tlon Of pay accounts at Jackson mar
racks. la
Ata mass-mee,ing OF fulaskl-eonni>
Republicans. at somarsst. resolutions
we're passed recommending not on.y
the resignation q r. p Ernst as
chairman Of the state Genirn Com
mittee. but also his expulsion ir,m
the party.
Meetings Of hurley tobaeeo growers
we're held in twenty Kentucky towns
and counties to discuss the organi-
auon plan Of the Burley Tobacco
Growers Association The capital
stock af the proposed concern was
originally fixed al s2.5oo@e but II
is now said that this may be increas-
ed 70 sT,boo.OOe
Consul General Rodgers reports 90
the state Department from Shanghai
that the Chinese Chamber u Com
meree Of that city deprecates the boy
c1tt u American goods and Is anxious
that II be abroeaied. II is said thai
this same Chamber Of Commerce was
most active in starting the move
ment.
Attorney General Moody Saturday
telcgpphsd the District Attorneys at
points on the Great Northern and
Northern Pacific railways asaIng them
70 Investigate the fae,s as to inter
rup,lon Of telegraph service by reas-
IN q the tel graphers' strike, and TO
make full reports to ,he Department
d Justice.
At a meeting OF the Republican
ctaniy Committee OF Fayette conn
ly formal notice was given the Re-
puhlicans party by the colored mem
bers OF the committee that unless
nesross were given equal prominence
ON the tioke, selected 10 oppose the
Democratic nominees there would be
split in the party. the negroes go
ing over TO the opposition.
A man. said TO have been intoxica;-
Cd, sha and killed passenger on
the Alton train as It was crossing
the Mississippi river a, Louisiana,
No, Saturday. He then proceeded 10
hold up aho,her passenger. and sho,
AZ randOm In the car woundlng
woman. He was overpowered by the
passengers and placed in jail a, Lou
isiana. He refused TO give his name
or state where he WAS from.
The fact thar the Federal health
authorities will take hold OF the yell
low fever situation had good nor
Al effect at New Orleans. and CON
ds,ions for tha, reason are consider
a improved. There was an eSten-
sion OF the infeoion. however, fifteen
new oenters. or foci. having been dis
covered saturday, Among the new
cases developed is that OF Arehbish
10 Chaphelle. who has been much in
The infected rsgion, Memphis has de-
clared an absolute quarantine agains;
all persons, whether from infected
regions or not. Railroad eommuniea-
tion with Shreveport is entirely shut
N.
President Roosevelt, Saturday re-
oeivod the Russian and Japanese
peace envoys on beard the Maynow-
er at Oyster Bay The plenipoten,i-
aries were introduced to e0ch other
by the President. and afierward were
entegtained at luncheon. uring the
luncheon ahe President offered The
following t0as;: Il drink to the vel
fare and prosperity of the sover-
rigns and people Of the two great
nations whose representatives have
.nSt one another on this ship. 1t IS
my most earnest hope aud prayer, in
the interest not only of these two
great Powers. but Of all mankind. that
just and lasting peace may speedi-
ly be concluded between them
Secretary Taft and party have ar
rived at Manila. Their arrival was
made the occasion Of gorgeous wat
ter pageant Coy. Gen. Wright. Mai
Gen. Corbin and Rear Admiral Train,
with their stats and the official Re
eeption Committee, met the party
when the Manchurla anchored.
Insurance Commissioner Henry r.
Prewitt will leave Wednesday for
New York. where. acting In coniunc-
tion with commissioners from other
States. thorough envestigation in
TO the affairs OF three big life insur-
ance companies will be made,
At meeting at Cotton Exchange
In New Orleans Friday Il was de-
cided by the health authovlties and
business interests OF the city To re-
quest the FEDERAL Governmnt To take
full charge Of the fight against the
epldmlc of yellow fever; and acting
under In structions from the meeilng
Gov. blanchard wired the President
to that effect, The President at once
instructed surgeon General wymnn,
ol the Public Health aud Marine Hos.
plul Service. to do everything poasl.
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