The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1906-08-24

Coal miners are ON strike at the
Bell Jellico mines. five miles west of
Pinetille ny
No other candidate for Congress
qualifying, the Hon Harvey Helm
was declared the Democratic nominee
by the Eighth District Committee
When the fifteenth Of September
rolls around there win lie very few
dogs in Kentucky whose owners will
claim them, as that is the date when
all dogs will be assessed for taxation
Joseph G Cannon Speaker Of The
House OF Representatives, was unan-
imously renomina'ed foi Congress by
the Republican district convention At
Danvtle. III He was also indorsel
as the Republican ncmiGeo for Pres
ident in 1905 Mr. Cannon favored
standpat' programme in his speech
Paducah, Ky, Aug Il Following
correspondence begun by fiudinc the
name OF pretty factory sirl at
tached to a tomato basket Walter
f Letters. wealthy vegetable gar
dener Of Tampa. Fla came TO Pa
ducah last night and married Miss
Maude Wade. the eighteen year-old
daughter Of H. T Wade Miss Wade
had attached card 10 basket
which she finished, asking the Under
to write her
Columbia, 5. G. Aug II Within
the shadow Of the home OF his VIC
tim Miss Jennie Brooks, after having
been identified by her and after Gov
d c Hayward. who Went to the scene
OF the trouble and addressed the
mob in vain, Bob Davis. the negro
who on Tuesday murderously attacked
Miss Brooks with intent to commit
assault, and who atterward outraged
a negro girl fourteen Years OF ase.
was lynched at Greenwood about 30
o'clock last evening
West Liberty, KY, Aug lS.-Mrs
Gardner Cottle wife Of the County
Clerk Of Morgan county. died here
this morning
Columbia, Ky. Aug. lsElijah Bur
ton today shot and killed James Doc
ley, following difficulty between the
men yesterday, when two bystanders
were wounded John Powell and b.
son. twelve years old, were With
Burton. when several shots We're fir
ed. It is claimed by Dooley The boy
was MORALLY wounded and his father
only slightly
Annie Henson, negro woman,
charged with the murder of Mrs
Robert Broughton, at Barboursviiie,
was convicted and given sentence
of fifteen years in the penitentiary
Jesse Fitzgerald, jointly indicted with
her, had previously been given the
death penalty
Incomplete returns indicated that
Congressman D. C. Edwards has been
renominated for Congress by several
Thousand votes by the Republicans
of the Eleventh Kentucky Congress-
ional District
Reports from Chilli are still CON
| flicting. but it seems certain that
widespread damage and heavy loss
Of life have followed the earthquake
al Valparaiso The estimated OF cas-
ualties ranged from 200 to 5000 In
Santiago. many people were killed,
and the property loss is estimated at
So 100000 Half a dozen other large
towns are said to have been dies
troyed
Georgetown, Ky. Aug tS.-A Local
option election was held in this city
today and license won by a majority
of twenty Zone In total vote OF 81
The local option people made a hard
fight For two weeks they have bed
public speaking every night Alt day
long today women sang and prayed
at the polls Free lunches We're serv-
ed near the voting places The church
bells We're rung every hour and
wagons filled with young girls, wear
ing badges and carrying banners in
scrbed with devices appropriate TO
the cause, paraded the streets and
sang songs.
In consequence OF the Increase to
$25 OOO Of the appropriation made by
the General Assembly for the main
tenance of the State Geological Sur
yey, Prof Norwood its director. nus
appropriated $4,000 of the sum, in
stead of $1,000, as heretofore, toward
the joint Typographical work with
the United States survey This has
enabled him TO increase the field
force and TO prosecute with vlgor
the much needed work required for
making a correct Typographical map
Eof the State That which was made
by the survey in 1890. presenting the
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