The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1906-06-08

Michael Dayitt. the famous Irish
snthor and statesman. is dead.
The coal strike in Illinoisahas been
settled By an agreement between the
miners and operators. Sixty thousand
men have been idle for two months.
After four days of turbulent pro-
Csedings the Tennessee Democratic
convention in Nashville nominated
Congressman NJ r. Patterson. Of
Memphis, for Governor The nominal
tiou was made by acclamation
A general rain storm which swept
sNer Central Kentucky Thursday
night did some damage, but great
benefit will result, the drouth being
lhroken Ia many places. Tobacco Plant
ang has been actively begun, and it
Is believed that all crops viii be
saved.
Reuben D. Hill. United States Dis
trict Attorney. Western Kentucky dis
trct. died at his home in Williams
burg, Ky. He had been in declining
health for eighteen months.
The official call for a meeting Of
The Democratic State Executive COM
mfttee in Louisville ON June u was
issued at Frankfort. The manner Of
selecting nominees for State offices
viii be settled and a time fixed The
question Of nominating candidate
far the United States Senate will
also be agreed upon as the time for
the primary, and that of the seni-
torial race will be settled then. too,
Spain's day or JOY following the
marriage of King Alfonso and Queen
Victoria, of Battenberg, was abruptly
snded by the work of the bomb
1hrower. whose well directed missile
fell near the royal coach and cost
sixteen lives. The King and his
bride escaped through the agency Ct
an electric wire. which DETECTED the
bomb The police arrested Manuel
Duran, from whose room the missile
caucealed In a bouquet, was thrown,
Clerks OF United States Courts an
pear to have no difficulty In aecum-
uIatEng fortunes from positions no,
regarded as unusually lucrative. &C.
oarding to Department of Justice Off
Gals who appeared before the House
Committee on Appropriations. Attea-
lion was called to Mr.. Finnell, who
holds eight separate appointments n
Clerk to the Federal Courts in Ken-
lucky. He has four appointments ar
: sElerk Of the District Court and -four
as Clerk of the Circuit Court. He l.
Eufitled to draw salary of $2S,OOu
4 year, if tine fees aggregate that sum
before the Government gets a cnt
The postoffice at Dover was enter
I'd by burglars last Monday night
The large safe was blown open with
uftroglycerin and the big double doors
biown into smithereens. One OF the
Innings TO the door was blown through
a counter on the opposite side OF
he room and struck the brick wall
with such force that it rebounded oyal
the counter and fell in the middle Of
the floor in a heap. The burglars
ssrared S125 cash and $40 in STAMPS
zld escaped toward Cincinnati on a
8uaadcar, upon which they came 10
gnwu There were three in the party
Brackea Kentuckian.
Cynthiana, Ky, May Sl.--Worlmen
eughged in repairing the cell oceu-
pied by Curt Jet in the county ia.l
discovered that two iron bars had
bsan pieced with wood. The wood
Eas painted the color of the bars
aud made the same shape so that
dsteetioa had not been made until
zcrped for painting. When the wood
was removed an opening was mads
isrge enough for man to pass
through. This cell was occupied b.,
Jet and White duriag their exciting
trial two years ago, aad Jett was
placed in 1t when brought from the
Pmitentiary at Frankfort several
months ago to stand trial for ms