The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1907-12-27

The schooner David Currler. laden
with stone, sunk near Westbfook.
Conn. The crew was landed afiSay.
brook Point
Robert Mitchell, member of the
state board Of agriculture and lead.
ing farmer OF Indiana. died at Prince
ton. Ind.
An explosion Of gas in the Darr
mine OF the Pittsburg Coal company
at Jacobs Creek. Pa. entombed be-
tween 200 and $50 miners. and there
was scarcely a ray OF hope that a
single one OF them would be taken
from the mines alive Many men es-
capped death because they were OBJ
serving a festival OF the Greek church.
A terrific explosion occurred In
Palermo In the military powder maya
zine. where large quantity OF dyna-
mite was stored. and was followed by
number OF lesser explosions. the
whole town being badly shaken and
the people thrown into a panic. About
rs persons were killed and many In
jured.
Thinking II unloaded. John Meyer.
farmer boy. living at Holy Cross.
Ia. pointed shotgun At his lS-year-
old sister and pulled the trigger. blow
Ing her head nom her shoulders.
Col James B. MeGoniGAl. who was
n conductor On the Arss traia operated
on the Panhandle railroad h 1850.
died In KAAsas City. agsA "a
The laes King osear Of owslsa was
buried at Stockholm viii Imposing
ceremony.
Ths Republican ssuAty ssanittes
Of New York county. ~ - almost
unanimous voea. rsrssA - ssAsider
at this tine . resolution iAlersing
Gov. Charles =. Hughes br the Re-
publican presidential nomination
C. Haugs. the Norwegian minister
TO the United States. died While on q
snowshoeiHs trip near ChristiAnia
Henry Dibbles. one OF the most
prominent real estate men In Chicago,
died OF heart disease. aged 81 years
The FIRST bill passed BY the Philip
pine assembly appropriated $1,000. 900
for schools
Burglars In Springfield. III. broke
the window OF the jewelry store OF
John C. Pierik and made their escape
with $4,000 worth OF diamonds.
The Chenille Banking & Trus,
company. small concern in the
suburbs Of Cleveland. o., made an as
signment in the insolvency court.
Engineer Frank Krag. so years old.
OF Buffalo. \. Y. thought IN and faint.
stayed at his throttle TIL be had
brought his fast Lake Shore train
safely into Collinwood. o. Then he
stepped from his cab. and in a few
minutes was dead.
Olive Bartlett. daughter Of ]. J.
Bartlett retired farmer. was shot
and killed at her home in Olathe. Kan.
by ]. Frederick Kastendiek. a former
sweetheart, who then killed himself
Howard West. alias Frank Earl. was
electrOcuted in the annex at the Ohio
penitentiary at Columbus for the muir.
der Of William Legg, butcher OF Sid.
ney. o.
An attempt TO rob car on the Buf.
falo express In Philadelphia was frus.
trated and William A. Hewett. said TO
have been caught beneath the car
which contained 100000 in gold bullion,
lIaced under arrest
Capt D. l. Keller. alias D. L. Smith.
United States officer OF Reno. New,
was arrested at Kamloops, b. c.,
charged with having stolen a bank
check from Fort sheridan, III. and
filling II in for S92.5OO.
Foreigners attacked Constable
James Dolan at Lebanon. Pa. when
he attempted 10 arrest coal thieves
and the constable shot into the crowd,
killing two Hung2rianS
The coal mines OF the United States
are killing three times as many men
per 1000 employees as those Of most
European countries. In the last II
years 22.siO men have given up their
lives in the mines OF this country
These and other shocking facts are
set forth in a report OF An invsstiga
ton by experts ordered By Secretary
Garfield.
The supreme court o. Illinois hand
ed down an opinion declaring the anti
cigarette Law passed By the lssislAtnre
this year does not apply - cigarettes
which contain pare toAAsss. but only
to those cigarettes which contain SUB
stances dsls,srisss 10 Aeaith.
The Diamond - line 81 Mississippi
river steamers has bean sold v q avn
dicate Of msa Who will improve the
present nest 81 passenger and freight
boats and Increase Its carrying e.
paeity vsTy materially.
Henry ,. CHrTisr. national IAak ex
Amlner. tsSh charge OF The Jewellers
National bank ~ North Attlsboro
Mass. whose vice president and
cashier. Tredsyisk Z. SarEsant ual
found dead In . bathtuh.
SMALLPOX broke out In ChAdbourn,
hall. a dormltory for women student,
at the University Of Wisconsin. ant
100 young women who live In n,
dormltory we're ordered vaeclnatet
and to leave for their homes.
An attempt was made to hold up IN,
west-bound Northern Pacific train II