The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1905-03-03
THE NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Daily Resume of Important Happenings

sas authorities say that prosecutions
will be inaugurated once under
the provisions OF the local anti trust
law against the Prairie oil and Gas
Company. one OF the subsidiary COM
panies OF the Standard.
A decision In the controversy be-
tween Grnt Britain and Russia aris-
Ing from the firing on the Gamecock
fishing fleet the night OF October
2l-22, by the Russian second Pacific
squadron, commanded by Vice Admir-
al RojestyensNy. was officially an
n,nnced yesterday by the Interna-
tional Commission Of Inquiry which
sat at nari 90 Investigate the affair.
near Adml nj Charles NJ. Davis, the
American representative on the com
mission. u OF the opinion that the
generi rtAults of the findings are
rayonAble 10 Great BrItiln. as they
sustain the statement of fact as pre-
seflied by that country.
February "a.
An explosion In the mine OF the
United States Coal and Coke Com
pany at wilcoe. W. Va, caused the
death Of over score of miners.
II Is announced by Circuit Judge
Robert l.. Stout. OF Versailles, that
the trial Of Caleb Powers would not
be called before the last OF May or
the first OF June.
The japanese still have the advan-
tage In the fighting which is going
Isa IN Manchuria. The losses on both
sides are believed to be heavy. Ku-
ropaakln admits his left flank has
been beaten back and with great loss.
The fighting appears To be confined
10 the left wing of the Russian army,
md the right wing does not appear
10 be engaged.
The Louisville religious revival.
started two weeks ago, came to an
end yesterday. DIR. ]. p. Calhoun,
who managed the movement, estimat-
ID last night thatv 1000 persons had
been converted and thlt 10000 had
been made to think seriously OF reli-
sion. The revival is pronounced by
me ministers 10 have been one OF the
sratest ! IT known.
The Engineering Committee OF the
lsthmian Canal Commission has hid
before that body the first deflnlte
plans for the construction Of the wat
arway. They call for sel-leyel
nanal with a bottom width OF $50 feet
md minimum water depth of 30 feet
1t total estimated cost OF s2sO.50O,-
BOO. The time for the completion OF
The work Is estimated at from ton
10 twelve years.
Stocks OF high-grade oil win be
iuwn upon from the fields OF Ohio.
Indiana. West Virginia and Kentucl,
At the rate OF $4,000 barrels a day
10 be shipped TO japan. that coun-
Try having placed An order for TO-
100000 gallons OF e1ned oil to take
The place OF the Russian product
During the past week the pleasant
weather had the effect OF hastening
The completion OF the wells in the
Kentucky and Tennessee fields wayn
county alone furnished six wells, two
Il them being seyeny-flye-bamel
strikes.
Russla's Internal troubles go from
bad to worse. In Warsaw a soldier
accompanies aach policeman to keep
him nom striking. All the railway
systems except one have been placed
under martial law. The postal tele-
sraph officials threaten to strike. In
Riga the officials are unable to cope
with the situation. A condition
lmounting to civil war prevails in the
Caucasus. The Government has been
forced to grant concessions In slbera
The autocncy seeks to prevent the
convoking Of the zemsky Sober. Ev-
Idence accumulates that the ngita-
tlon is mnre political htan economic,
and that general foment may fol-
low In the spring.