The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1906-05-25

The new Hamburg-American Line
steamer Kaiserin Auguste Victoria, tn
largest passenger steamer afloat. COM
pleted her initial trip across the
Atlantic Saturday night. She brought
10 New York 400 saloon and 1,7OS
steerage passengers.
The forest fires in Northern Mich
ignn have almost swept blank an
area of 100 square miles. So far as
known only four lives have been lost.
1t is impossible TO tell atpresent
what the property loss will be, but
1t is very heavy. Four towns have
been wiped off the map, a dozen
partly destroyed and five counties
devastated by the flames.
Forty-four prisoners were sentenced
in the United States Court at Lon
don Friday and filled the Jail so com
pletely that II was necessary to trans
fer fifteen to Mt. Vernon.
Owingsyille. Ky.-John Williams,
white, twenty-four Apehrs. was given
one year in the penitentiary. Will
Jams boarded a train on the Licking
Valley railroad and. with a pistol in
each hand, forced all the train crew
and passengers to get off, and then
took the train TO the end Of the road.
During the hearing of habeas cor
pus proceedings at Alexandria, clash
occurred when an effort was made
to swear Judge A. S. Berry off the
bench Three attorneys were fined
for contempt. but refused to pay, and
announced that they would not be
intimidated.
Frankfort, KY, May 19.-ArTange-
ments for the laying Of the corner
stone Of the new Capitol have been
completed by the local committee
Following the arrival of special
train from Louisville on the morning
OF June 1G, which train will bear a
number of distinguished Kentucllians
and former residents of the State,
Gov. Beckham win speak and lay the
corner stone. Secretary of State Nc
Chesney. Is also down for a speech
and some distinguished ex-Kentuck.
ians will be on the programme. Spec
ial Invitations will be sent to former
Governors j. Proctor Knott, s. B.
Buckner. J. b. McCreary and William
o. Bradley to be present on the
occasion.
g. 5. Thomas and X 5. Clark We're
detected IN the use of copies of The
questions furnished by the Superln.
tendent of Public Instruction fol
teachers EXAMINATIONS Clark was ar
rested at Mt. Vernon, but the OTTER
man escaped.
John D. White may enter the con.
test for the Republican nomination
for Congress from the Eleventh Ken,
utclxy district He has been suggested
as a candidate by a Somerset news
paper. In case he enters the race
Republican plans will be unset
greatly.
Washington, May 1S.--william E
Chandler IS likely to be out of u joi
soon. Since his communication Il
:. Senator Tillman upholding the LAT.
fer's version of the affair between
himself and the President. the White
House has displayed considerable in,
terest in Mr.. Chambers official pos.
ition-
Investigations have been made ant
Il has been suddenly discovered that
the Spanish treaty commission OF
which Mr.. Chandler is the head, /:
not doing work enough to justify is
existence. Hence the Presidents
friends soy that the stern and yigilant
devotion 10 the interests of the public
which has always characterized Inc
Administration requires that the com
mission should cease to exist Why
II was never discovered before that
the job was a sinecure is not ex-
planned Everybody outside the White
House and the Capitol has known II
for long time. However it is stated
that olreful examination shows