The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1905-03-31
March "a.

cuted at Columbus. Ohio. after mid
night for the murder at Portsmouth
Of a railroad foreman Lee Calvert.
Of Louisville
In the house OF Commons yesterday
the Secretary Of State for India
gave figures on deaths from the
plague IN the peninsula These show
ed from that hundreds OF thousands
Of lives had been lost since the first
Of January from this cause.
IA II Is said that the President has
slated Gen. Rosser. who was the youne
\ est Brigndier General in the Confed-
crate service, for the office Of United
6tafes Marshal for Virginia dis
lrict. General Roaser at present is
postmaster ut Charlottesville but
does not like the office.
Al the office OF the Council OF For
elen Bondnolders In London yester-
Il was stated that the agreement be.
tween the Venezuelan Government
and the British and German bond
holders had been signed by the re-
presentativcs Of Venezuela and the
German bondholders. The agreement
ia now on It's way To London for the
signature of the representatives. OF the
British bondholders.
Nothing could be ascertained at the
Belgian Legation In Washington yes
terday a. TO the correctness Of the
statement attributed TO resident Nor.
nlea. Of Santo Domingo. relative TO
Belglum's attitude toward the claim
preferred AGAINST the republic Il Il
believed that IN general way Morales
is right IN supposlng that the fall
ure OF the Dominican treaty will cause
foreign creditor nations TO eontem-
plate prompt action looking to the Sc
curing ot their clalmA The depart
ment has hopes. however. that the
Senate will ratify the treaty when
II meets and that complications can
be avoided.
The Ministers and supporters OF the
court who have been urging upon En-
peror Nicholas the RdvisabilIty OF mak
Ing peace proposals TO Japan. believe
they have been successful and an As
soeiatea Press correspondent at 81.
Petersburg hears that an actual step
toward peace rs imminent. II not
already taken The situation Of Gen
Llne,.,ch'N army ia again regarded
a. critical. and reports from the seen.
of war say that he will need re-enforc,
ments of 100000 men to successful,
y hold his own against the Japan
csc Otherwise. II II asserted. the
may be compelled TO retreat beyond
Harhin and abandon Manchuria to the
enemy. He has been ordered 10 max,
stand At sungaria river at all haE-
ardA A St. Petersburg dispatch says
all the women have been ordered to
leave vladlvostok. The japanese ar,
keeping up their pursuit OF the Rus
sian army, and the town Of Changtu
was occupied on the 2ist There ar,
reports which Indicate that they are
Undertaking Wide Thanking movements.
.
Mafeh ~
Jules Verne, the author. is dead at
his home at Amiens. France. after a
long illness Of diabetea.
ION AAnuei A1I'ro., ue MeA'c'ih
AlnpAASanor 70 tne uhi'eu s'a'ea'
u'ea Yesterday IN washington ai'er
lingering Illness.
a moo OF @.VVO meh nane an at
tempt 70 pnen a mo'ornnan IN New
iofA oecAuse MS car han run over
and Killed iour-year-old ooy' Inc
mosolmAn was rescued oy de'ai'
OF ponce
papre..n,.,,v.s n, tho Amar,con
colony in I,opdon raye n dinner 10
n q Rxens re,ir,nv consp, General
10 l'onoon' yeS'eruay' IN reply 10
eonphmen'ary speeenes Oo'. hVehS
said among other things ha' ne
was gong nome 10 "ou country
petails raeard,nr pr,ces for cattle
and dressed beef and the Question Of
po.s,b,e rebate. e,vens nv railroads
are sa,d 10 be the pr,pcipal objects
to which the covernment attorneys
are directing their attention In the
neei trust inquiry a' On'easo An
investigation Is also proceeding IN
Ne" iork-
Pre.Iden, Castro of vane,uels has
r.D,lea 10 Minister powsr na,,v re-
n,s,nr 20 suhm,, 10 srn,,ra,,on tho
a,s,ers,oe. he,wsen vare,us,a and
Irr,,aa s,a,es !, il stated In
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