The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1908-02-14
BRIEF REVIEW OF
A WEEKS EVENTS
RECORD OF THE MOST IMPoR-
TAET HAPPENINGS IN ITEM
lied FORM.
HOME AND FOREIGN NEWS
Information Gathered from All Quar-
tiers Of the Civilized World and
Prepared for the PerusaI Of the
Busy Man.

The executors Of the Marshall f1elo
estate in Chicago have agreed to pay
$1,000. 900 in settlement Of the claims
for back taxes which have been pend
ing against that estate for two years
The full claim was s1.73O.Oo0.
City Marshal William Abney OF
Marion. Ill. shot and killed Ambrose
Grogan and Frank Blake on the street
in a fight following the marshars at
tempts to send the men home
The Continental limited passenger
train on the Wabash railroad. west
bound. was derailed by q broken rail-
at Delhi, Ont No one was badly IN
iured
The village Of Cahokia. the Oldest
settlement in Illinois. was placed In
the hands Of a receiver because It's
financial affairs were entangled-
Count Hadik. whose engagement
with Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt OF
New York has been reported. declared
In Vienna that the report was a faori-
cation
Rev. Charles NJ. Carroll. pastor OF
the Howe Avenue Congregational
church Of Cleveland. o.. rendered his
resignation to accept the super;n-
tendency of the anti-salOOn league in
the Pittsburg district
Night riders invaded Fredonia. KY,
locked up some Of the citizens and
then blew up a tobacco factory and
burned a tobacco barn few miles
away. the loss being $4,000
The big English ship-building syn.
dicate ~ Sir James LANG & Son has
suspended The yards OF the syndl-
cate at Sunderland and Deptford EN-
pIoyed 5000 men
John W. Oliver. editor and principal
owner Of the Yonkers Statesman. died
at his home in Yonkers. y Y. at the
age Of 90. He with his brother. Isaac
Oliver, founded the Sons OF TEN
perance-
L c. Hutchins. vice-president Of the
Fort Worth TEX National bank. and
C. A. Beasley. president of the Amer
lean Bank and Trust company Of San
Antonio. Tex. both committed suicide
because Of i'll health
Drum Major James d. Elderkin.
veteran OF the Seminole, Mexican and
civil wars, died in Detroit, Mich
Three persons were asphyxiated
and two probably were rendered IA
tally in in Cleveland. o.. by escaping
gas fumes. The dead are John Geh-
ringer. an auctioneer; his wife Ida,
and his niece. Mrs Pansy Brockway.
OF Peoria. III
EIvin Newly. prominent farmer
Of Valley View, Ky. shot and killed
his wife. and the4rcompitted suicide.
All arrangements were completed
for the start Of six autogl obiles on the
New York-to-Paris race in which the
cars viii 20 through Alaska and across
Siberia
President Roosevelt. in a letter to
W d. FOuIke. vigorously denied that
he had used federal patronage TO Sc
cure the domination OF Secretary Taft
As a presidential candidate
Frank W. Gould. president of the
Union MalIeable Iron Company Of
Moline. H.. and president Of the board
Of trustees Of the Western Illinois
hospital for the insane at Waterfowl
committed suicide while deranged by
worry over financial matters
Capt William NJ Forrest. son Of
Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest. the con
federate cavalry leader. died in Mem
phis. Tenn
The Heath 4 MiIligan Manufactur
ing company Of Chicago. large pain
concern. was put in the hands Of re
celvers
Il was reported in St Petersburg
that the police had discovered plot Il
blow up the car by II bombs distrib
uted through the palace
Judge Weaver Of Birmingham. Ala.
decided that the section Of the blu
laws forbidding the game Of golf OF
Sunday was unconstitutional
The diamond trust issued motto
that the present price Of diamond
viii be maintained.
The residence Of W. d. BOyee. tn
Chicago publisher. in Ottawa. Ill. wa
destroyed by FIRE. Loss is $4,000
Contracts 10 build airships for III
army were awarded TO ]. ?. Scott O
Chicago. A. NJ. Herring OF New Yor
and Wright Bros. Of Dayton. o.
Mrs. Cleo Walton of san Francisco
committed snicide in New York
Residents Of Lanesville and Still
River. In the Housatonic river vale
between Brookheid and New Milford
Conn. were startled by two distine
earthquake shocks and several larg
cracks appeared in the earth.
President Roosevelt temperate
suspended Is pubic printer Charles =
stilllngs and appointed William
Rossiter temporarily TO an the duie
Of that Office. The action. as explaine
officially. Is TO facilitate the invesuE'
ton now being made Of the govern
ment printing Office by congress =
Mrs. Honorah kinney died In nelol
Wis. At The axe Of one hundred year
and lhrco months
Dr. n. Ialdloy. one 81 81 Louli
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