The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1906-10-12

'fhe case of Caleb Powers has
been continued to the February
term of the Scott county court
Col. Biscoe Hindman, of Louisville,
general agent for the Mutual Life
Insurance Company for Kentucky and
Tennessee, was dismissed from the
service of that company Thursday.
The announcement was made after a
meeting in New York of the Com
mittee on Insurance and Agencies
by Second Vice President Dexter Col
Hindman is a candidate for Trustee
on the selected fusion ticket" of
the Mutual Life, which is to be vot-
ed on at the coming election of the
company.
State Insurance Commission Pre-
witt has summoned the President
of the Mutual to Kentucky 10 an
swer and show cause for his action,
A terrible explosion occurred in
the West Mine of the Pocahontas
Galleries Company, at Pocahontas,
Va, Friday afternoon about 4:5O
and as result from so to 100 per-
sons who are known TO have been
in the mines at the time, We're cut
from the main entrance. How many
II any of these we're killed by the eX-
plosion, 1t not known at this time
This mine has been driven in quite
a distance, and has an opening or
the Tug River side of the mountain
through which opening it is HOPED
the entombed men will make theii
escape, some of them already hav
ing reached Pocahontas by tha
route. 1t is reported that fire fol
lowed the explosion, but TO wha
extent could not be escertained.
Later. The last body has beer
taken from the mine. The deat
number "a.
Flemingsburg, KY, Oct 4. = Fo
some days past an epidemic of diph
iberia has prevailed over Mason
Fleming and Bath counties. AM
several Of the public schools hav,
been closed on. account of it. Their
has already been several death
among the children of each county
and the physicians are shipping il
quantity Of anti-toxine with whicl
70 combat the disease.
Mt Sterling, KY, Oct. a. Will
making tackle in a football gam
here to-day Roger Hedden wa
thrown violently to the ground,sus
) tanning blow on the head whicl
resulted in conclusion of the brain
He walked to his home, but laps
ed into unconsciousness, and ha
since been in stupor His condi
ton is critical Young Hedden !
sixteen years old and is the son o
j. w. Hedden, a well-known news
paper man.
Two railroad clerks, while fiShi
ing, fell through fourth stor
window in a Cleveland office build
ing and both were killed.
Mt. Sterling, KY, Oct. g. Tn
.Lg river railroad has hough
out the 100000 sawmin, belonging {
Emery and Co, at Farmers, Rowa
county, and win begin operating
Immediately. This Is one Of III
largest mills in the State and Ia
been hut Gown for ten years.
Excitement runs high In the V.
cinity Of Mayklng. Ky, as the re
suit Of a meeting Of the Hall
Martin factions last week in Ihlc
fully sixty shots were fired at clos
range and one man was killed an
one wounded. The meeting occurre
In "bllnd tiger" on Beaver ereei
and after the smoke of the BATH
cleared away it was found that
Hall, Jr., of the Hall forces, wa
dead and one man of the Marti
side was severely wounded Bot
sides are sullen and not incloine
TO discuss the situation or the man
ner of the encounter so that onl
meager details are obtainable. Tn
entire section is aroused and sal
to be taking sides so that turtle
and more serious trouble is not un
looked for.
A statue of Lieut.. Col, Jabez la
mar Monroe Curry. which has jus
been placed in statuary Hall q
Washington. Is the first Confed