The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1907-08-30
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proving grounds with duIAnite, the
high explosive invented BY MAJ. Dunn
OF the ordnance corps. U. 8. A., have
proved that the United States posses
SEES the secret Of an explosive more
powerful and destructive than any
other ever invented.
The International Socialist congress
opened at Stuttgart. with over 300 del.
egates, representing rs nationalities.
present
A large meteor fell into the sea on
Amagansett. l.. l.. causing an upheay.
al OF water that did considerable dam
age.
Five miners we're killed at Seaman.
Pa. by the tipping OF cage 10 which
they assembled from the bottom Of q
SHAFT.
Theodore A. French. an aeronaIt
was killed at LAWN Rock. Conn. by
the failure Of his parachute TO open.
There have been hye cases OF bu.
bonic plague In San Francisco. four
OF them resulting fatally.
Federal Judge Mcpherson at Red
Oak, la. ordered the Mutual Life In
surance company TO pay 100000
policy on the life Of Lucius II. Per.
kins. refusing to permit the exhuma-
ton Of the mans body
A shortage Of $4,000 was found in
the accounts Of former treasurers OF
Ashtabula county. Ohio.
John +, Owens. a well-known news
paper writer and traveller. committed
suicide in Cincinnati
4 coroners jury freed Mrs Made
line Washer langlotz. who shot and
killed her father after he had killed
her mother in New York
Criminal and civil proceedings
against an persons Concerned In the
fraudulent transactions ii connection
With the construction and furnishing
OF Pennsylvania Sl30O0000 capitol
were recommended 10 the final report
~ fho capitol Investigation commits
son made to Gov Stuart, who prom.
lea thar action should be prompt
rd vigorous
That che practices Of the Marathon
! eaunty Railroad company. owned by
| Lieut. Gov W. D Connor. are un
lawful. negotiable and socially and
economically parasitic" was the con
Cusion Of decision handed down by
he Wisconsin railroad commission.
Warren Hastings, since 1864 q
trusted official at the United States
sub,rcasury In Boston. was arrested
on the charge OF embezzling $4,000
from the government
Several thousand gallons of gasoline
in the Standard oil eompany's tanl
AT Brodhead. Wis. exploded. destroy
Ing the tank and causing panic IN
the town
A suit 10 annul the franchises o.
1900 which were granted TO the Nil
waukee Electric Railway & Light com
pany was begun In the circuit couri
Al Milwaukee by Attorney General +
l.. Gilbert on behalf Of the state o
Wisconsin
A fake check for the exact amoun
OF the hne recently imposed upon thu
STANDARD OIL company by Judg'
I.andis at Chicago was received at thu
treasury department In Washington
from an unknown sender. 1t wa
mailed at Toledo. o.
Miss Elizabeth Gallighan. OF 81
Louis leaned too near a fast revolving
nv wheel In the shoe factory In whicl
she is employed and her entire seal
was torn from her head. The seal
was removed from the fly wheel intac
and surgeons performed a rare opera
ton BY sewing II back In place.
Attorney General Bonaparte. reply
, ing to criticisms OF Wall street AZ
! serted that his department would cor
tinue to prosecute wealthy men an
! corporations that violate the laws. an
that honest business men should b
glad OF It.
! The burlington Railroad oompan
! was found guilty OF violating the eighl
; hour telegraphic law and was fine
5000 by Judge Grail at Chilllcothe.'MC
I During an excursion OF the Vernon
? Association of Boston, to South Her
island. Lake Champlaln. George Coz
/ ture. Of burlington. was drowned an
. Nrs. Fletcher d. Proctor. wife of IN
I governor of Vermont. narrowly Of
g capped death
5 Assessor Henry Alexander Of ABS
con. \. J.. has raised the taxes c
y wealthy bachelors IN lis district $40
4 because of the fact that they ar
d bachelors
q Receivers were appointed for the al
\ signed estate Of Alexander Grow, Jr
o a min owner of PHILADELPHIA The III
h bintles are placed at s5s7 5SS, but
is believed the assets will nearl
cover this amount
The Republic Iron and Steel con
many and the Western Bar Iron ass,
citation at Pittsbarg have agreed
the scale approved by the board {
a Cancellation
Lipman's dry goods store at Beloi
Wis. was robbed of $1,000 worth I
silks and furs
]. Ogden Armour has bought tv
English gray shires and win exhib
them In Chicago.
. Diamonds and other precio.
: stones. valued at $4,000. were stole
: from tho mansion Of Count secksl