The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1906-04-27

The United Convention of The
United Confederate Veterans National
Reunion convened in New Orleans
April %.
DR.. C. A. Collins, of Mt. Washing
ton, Built county, died last week.
He was the father of twenty-five
children.
The House adopted resolution
appropriating sl,OOo,OOO in addition 10
the amount heretofore appropriated
for the San Francisco sufferers,
The Franklin grand jury, after sew
eral weeks investigation, finds no
evidence 70 substantiate the charges
of bribery and corruption in the ef-
fort to defeat the rectifiers TAX bill
Lebanon, Ky.-Jerry Derring, 60, IS
dead at his home in the upper end
of this county. Mr.. Derring was post
master at Riley, and was probably
the tallest man in Central Kentucky
He was So inches in height
Harrodsburg, Ky.-The funeral Of
the Rev. David Bruner, a well-known
Baptist minister, who died Monday
at the age of l64 years, took place
Wednesday.
W. c. Owens has announced his
candidacy for the Republican nomi-
nation for Congress from the Fifth
Kentucky district. 1t is expected that
District Committee meeting will be
called shortly.
San Francisco has vigilance com
mittee, the first organization of the
kind since the early fifties. DR..
Donald McCulloch Gedge is the chief.
He fought in the French army, the
United States navy and the China
War.
The Rev DR.. Peter Harrison Whis-
ner, for eight years secretary of the
Board of Church Extension of the
Methodist Episcopal Church. South,
died at a hospital in Baltimore early
Sunday morning. The burial look
place at Harrisonburg, Va.
J. S. Sherman, chairman of the
Republican Campaign Committee, says
that Speaker Joseph G. Cannon is the
logical successor of President Roose-
welt and that his name certainly will
be placed before the National Con-
vention.
In a special message, delivered 10
the Congress today, President Roose-
welt declares the result of the re-
cent trial of the Beef Packers" in
Chicago was miscarriage OF JUS
tice." and that the Interpretation
placed by Judge Humphrey on the
will Of Congress rs such as to make
that will absolutely abortiye,
Berkeley, Cal. April PA mater
nifty hospital has been established
under direction of President Magee
attke University of California, where
unfortunate victims Of the fire who
are about to become mothers are
being cared for Last night three
mothers were delivered Of babes and
all the infants are living. One child
was born in the public Square.
Mt. Sterling, Ky.-'rhe Hon. H. r.
Prewitt, of this city, is being strong
ly urged by his friends throughout
The State to become candidate for
Attorney General on the Democratic
ticket. Should Mr.. Prewitt enter the
race he would prove strong candi-
date before the people.
Riley Collins. fugitive. formerly |
in Letcher county, KY. and
who has been engaged in Bootleg
ging" in Wise county, Va, was shot
to death by Sheriff Klser Collins
father threatened to kill the officer
and has been placed in jail. He de-
olares that he will take Sheriff
Kiser's life at the first opportunity
NRe9ublicans have issued an appeal
nj ,protest regarding the new law
Adistricting Kentucky. 1t is yoium-
US and treats largely Of the diff
nee in population between the