The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1906-10-19

The Democratic Committee of
Trimble county has announced that
no money or whisky will be allowed
used in the primary on November 6
in that county, and that It will not
certify the returns for any candidate
who uses illegitimate means TO win
Charles E. Magoon Saturday as
sumed the Goyernorship OF Cuba.
succeeding Secretary of War Taft.
Governor Magoon issued a proclama-
ton declaring that the policy an
nounced by Secretary Taft would be
strictly adhered to and carried out.
Secretary Taft and Mrs. Taft and
Assistant Secretary of State Bac-
on and Mrs. Bacon sailed for the
United tSates Saturday afternoon,
at o'clock on board the battle
ship Louisiana Brig. Gen. Freder-
lex Funston sailed at the same hour
for the United States on board the
battleship Virginia.
Chalburn Mintooth, a farmer Of
Cooke county, Tenn, murdered his
wife and four children, fatally wound
ed two other children and then COM
mitted suicide by cutting his throat
II is believed Mintooth became sud-
denly insane, as there is no other
known motive for his acts.
Certificates of nomination in the
congressional races in the various
districts are being prepared by H..
V. McChesney, Secretary of State,
and will be sent out to the County
Clerks within a few days The Re-
publicans have candidates in all dis
tricts except the First, and the
Prohibitionists have candidates in all
except the Ninth district
The Kentucky State Medical
Sosiety went on record as opposed
to any reduction in the standard OF
insurance medical examiners and
fixed the minimum fee at IS for
each examination. The big insur-
ance companies were scored for an
effort to procure cheap men for this
purpose.
In the presence of sixty pupils Of
the South Euclid school in Cleveland
Harry Smith shot and killed Miss
Mary Shepherd, a teacher, who had
refused 80 marry him. When about
TO be arrested at his home, two
hours later, Smith shot himself
through the heal. dying instantly
Houston, Mo, Oct A. Barney
Parsons, a farmer, his wife and
three children were murdered Fri
day near Licking, Mo. Jolia Ham
ilton, farmer, has been arrested,
charged with the murder, and is said
10 have confessed Parsons had
sold his farm and crops to Hamll-
ton and it is alleged thatthe men
quarreled over the terms of the
sale. Parsons and famaly set out
from their former home in a cover
ed wagon bound for Northern Miss
ouri. The body of Parsons was
found shot to death and the moth
er and three children had been club
bed 10 death.
Kentucky Presbyterians are TO have
a great Women's College This was
finally decided by the two synods Of
the State, the Northern Synod meet
ing In Louisville and the Southern
Synod in Henderson. Each voted
$4,000 to assist in starting the pro-
ject, which contemplates the use
of Caldwell College at Danville and
the erection Of additional buildings
on twelve acres OF ground adjac-
ent to the college owned by James
Shuttleworth, of Louisville.
The Northern Presbyterian have
already raised $4,000 of the neces-
sary 20 as have the southern
Presbyterians. A committee Of six
was appointed by the Northern
Presbyterlans to raise the additional
$4,000 by April l of next year.
For the guidance of the great
number of people from humid reg
ions, who settle on the immense
areas of Western lands opened for