The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1907-08-16

The strike of the telegraph opera
tors In the Chicago Offices OF the West !
ern Union company spread rapidly
tying up the local business of mat
and practically putting OUT
OF service all its transcontinental
lines All but about a score Of the
7S5 employees of the Western Union In
that city quit their keys, and practical
ly the entire force walked out at Kan
sas City, Denver, Dallas. Fort Worth,
Colorado Springs. Helena, FL Paso and
Salt Lake. Next SEQ operators EN-
ployed by the Postal Telegraph com
pany in Chicago and 60 IN New Or
leans Joined the strikers.
President Small Of the Commercial
Telegraphers union said he would
call a general strike II there were no
signs OF settlement Operators in
numerous cities walked out and the
Companies continued their plans for
long. stubborn hght
Another blow Ia the Standard on
company was given when part two OF
the report on the petroleum industry
BY Herbert Knox Smith commissioner
OF corporations. was made public This
report deals with determinations in
prices and reveals the unfair manner
In which the standard Is said 10 treat
the consumer
Severe fighting IS reported from
Formssa, where the natives are max
ing strenuous resistance against the
Japanese troops. At Taiknkan the
Japanese casualties numbered 200
Great damase 10 property In la
Crosse. Wis was done hy a tornado
Rioting was renewed in Belfast and
the troops were forced to use their
bayonets 20 dispense the mobs OF
strike sympathizers,
widespread revolt Of blacks in
the Congo independent state which IL
Is claimed was carefully planned as
a blow to King Leopolds authority. IS
reported
The outbreak Of yellow fever In the
American garrison al Cienfnegos
proved TO be much graver than was ut
first supposed Eight additional cases
were reported, making a total OF ten
cases
Floods. earthquake and a typhoon
caused great loss Of life and property
in Japan.
John Foley OF Foley. MINI. mem.
Der OF the Arm OF Foley Bros. railroad
contractors. and OF the wholesale gro
Gerry arm OF Foley Bros. & Kelly. OF
81 Paul. died. after an illness Of a
month.
A fast train on the ST Louis & san
Francisco road was wrecked near
Mountain Grove Mo. and Engineer
McKenna was killed.
Two masked men INVADED the
Hamilton club In Chicago, Geld up the
employees and carried away $50
Through the quick Wit and prompt
action of woman in tagging the
Santa Fe's California Limited" at
Hart. Mo. as the heavy train vas
about TO plunge through a damaged
tresue. the lives OF over hundred
passengers were saved.
Fire In Memphis. Tenn. Quilted the
retail millinery store OF j S. Summer.
field and the retail jewelry store Of
the BurnsBarry company Loss on
stock and building $4,000. partly GOV.
cred by Insurance.
One hundred peraons were Injured
at Boulder. Col. by the explosion OF
powder hgpse containing I.0O0 rounds
OF dynamite. -
John J. Lane. political edi,c- u the
Chicago Inter Ocean and for wears A
well known newspaper man fen dead
in st Louis as a result Of the exces.
sive heat
John olGrady. while walking on a
New York street carrying his infant
son, was beaten and nearly lynehed N
a.mob Of persons who thought he was
a kidnaper.
Miss Amy Mcmillan. daughter Of
the late Senator James Mcmillan Of
Michigan, is TO marry Sir John Lane
Harrington, British minister TO Abys.
sinia.
Seven persons were badly injured
in accidents tina, marked the 2l.hour
international automobiL endurance
contest at the Brighton Beach race
track.
FiSy'nine pounds Of gold dust. val.
ued at sT2. 900, was stolen from a regis.
tered mail sack in Alaska
Three Filipino infantsvnamed Poca.
hontas jamestown Pacific and Patrick
Hehry Bryan were baptized by Mgr
Falconio az the jamestown exposition
p. r. Budd. president Of the Budd
Coal company. d Cincinnati and Of
the \ II. Budd Coal company Of
Pittsburg, died Of cancer.
by the purchase Of the Premier
mine the De Beers company Of South
Africa has restored its former monop.
oily Of the diamond business.
Forty persons are reported dead or
injured in explosions during me burn.
ING Of large brewery at Santiago.
Chill.
-Four anarchists were seriously
wounded in Lisbon by an accidental
explosion In a bomb factory operated
by an anarchistio group.
Miss May bushnell, Of Winchester
Va. was KILLED when her automoblle