The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1905-05-05
AprIl IS


he had intended. and start for Wash
ington at once. II is believed that
ths Venezuela embroglio has led 10
this alteration OF his original plans.
Miss Mary C. Slaughter. OF Bowling
Green, Ky. and James C. Murrell. OF
Fort Mackenzle. Wyo.. We're married
by telegraph. the bride as.a preacher
being at one end of the line. while
the groom and preacher were az
the other end Mrs. Slaughter viii
At once Join her husband and go with
him and his regiment to the Philip
pines.
Acting Secretary OF State Loomis
hasissued statement declaring the
charges made against him In certain
newspaper. 10 the effect that while
Minister TO Venezuela he received pc
cuniary benefits from the New York
and Bcrmudcz Asphalt Company, and
that he bought and prosecuted claims
against the Venezuela Government, TO
be absolutely false.
Andrew Carnegie has given 0,o0O..
900 IN United States Steel Corporation
bonds as a fund to provide pension
retiring college professors. No discrim
lnation In the application OF the fund
Is TO be made on account of race. sex.
creed. OF color but professors In
strictly sectnrian colleges will not bt
,nclnded among the beneficiaries. Tn,
estimated annual income from the
fund viii be 100000,
James Hargis took the stand In hi,
own behalf aud denied all connection
with the killing ef James cochill
Town Marshal Of Jackson He made
sweeping denial OF statements mad,
by Nose Feltner. Felix Feltner and
other Witnesses Tor the prosecution
lie said that the 1880 given to Eel,
IA Feitner was In the nature Of a loan
fcltncr executing note for tho
amount This note and the choel
were presented as evidence to Har-
gis
When Attorney nronsion had con.
eIuded his eross-examinatlon Of Jane,
Ilargls al Lexington the accused mad,
dramatic statement TO the jury
claiming 10 be innocent OF the charges.
against him. Klng Ford. the princi-
pal witness for the defense. testified
and then Col. Allen for the prosecu
Iion produced COPY OF an indictment
against Ford. charging him with ob
tanning money by false prctenscs In
Letcher county. A rule for contempi
OF court was issued against Breck
Combs. Acting J udge OF Brcathii
county. charged with attempting L
intimidate State witness. and will
be heard by Judge Parker to-day.
April %.
Gen Fitzhugh Lee. OF Virginia. died
at the Proyidcnos Hospital in Wash.
ington at 1870 o'clock last night NJ
the result of an attack OF apoplcx,
and paralysis, with which he was
stricken yesterday morning whilt
travelling on a train from Boston u
Washington.
The fact Is said to have been be
veloped that the new criminal cod,
Of Indiana contains no penalty fol
It's commission. Futher. It does con
tain a section declaring that "all law
within the purvicw OF this are hereb.
repealed"
The State Department let II b,
known yesterday that an investigation
Of the charges against Assistant Sec
retary Loomis was made some tim,
since, and that there was no doubt OF
his Innocence. Minister Brown viii
be given chance to prove his case
however. In default OF which he /
likely to be dismissed from the dip
lomatic service,
The State BOARD OF Elualizatio,
has taken preliminary steps to rails,
the values In twelve OF the twenty
four counties OF the Seventh appel
late district. accepting the assessmenu
In the other twelve. The board ac
cepted the assessments of Lyon an,
Graves counties without change, bu
increased by 10 per cent. the yalua
tlon Of farm land and taxable per
sonai,y In Hickman county.
Dr. Washington GLADDEN. issued
statement last night In answer to IN
late article OF Starr Murphy. privat
counsel TO John d. Rockefeller. Dl
GLADDEN. claims to have searched IN
records and quotes from them to sho,
that Rockefeller. when he denied o.
the witness stand any connection wit
the southern Improvement Company
meant TO convey and did convey
false Impression.
Many witness We're introduced
the defense In the Hargis case In III
hope Of impeaching the testimony ,
the Commonwealth witnesses. Mos
Feltner and Jeff Smith. They test
Ned that the reputation OF Feline
and Smith were morality and veracit
was haa. To NEE, the counsel for IN
Commonwealth drew from nearly a
OF tho "chNracterr witnesses that the
had been or We're under indlctmer
on various charges, ranging from ol
tanning money by false prctcnses
murder, or were targls' partlsans
10th sides were rested In tho Ma
Patterson case yesterday, tho dcion'
dpc|dIng not To lnlrQduco any evIdon,
whatever noIoo concluding n
prosecution called Mira 4. smith
,hr vl|nol0 stand, but nho rohn'
10 NnNVoI mnI,Y Queal|pna. upon n
0|oona that lhp on0Vou might Ton