The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1908-01-10

I United States al the New Years re-
ception at the White House. Assist
ing him in exchanging the salutations
Of the season were Mrs. Roosevelt
and the members and ladies Of the
cabinet.
Premier Franco of Portugal. during
the first half Of the fiscal year. ef-
fected a saving Of ss.S50.0OO as com
pared with the expenditures during
the like period for last year under the
previous administration.
Edward Hanlon. ex-champion oars
man OF the world. died in Toronto.
Ont. from pneumonia.
Seven shipwrecked sailors. believed
TO be the only survivors OF the crew
Of IS OF the Norwegian bark Ger
manic. were brought TO New York by
the oil-tank steamer Hothan Newton.
They were picked up In mldocean in
terrible condition from exposure.
DIR. Nicholas Sem. ChieAgo's light
ing doctor" and one Of the foremost
surgeons Of the central vest died at
the age Of s3 years.
Lamar Jackson. a full-bloodsd Choe-
taw Indian. has been appointed to
cadetship IN the United States mill.
tary academy at West Point ~ Con-
gresham Charles ID. Carter Of Okla
homa.
The State Baak Of RsskyfOrd. Col.
closed its doors following . run. The
liabilities exceed t4oo. go. and the
assets are placed at over tS1goee.
Friends OF Secretary TAN sutvoted
the Foraker faction In the Ohio state
committee and primaries psrs ordered
for February II at which Ohio Rspub-
licans will express by direct vote
their choice for presidential nominee.
Two women were killed by an ex.
plosien In a fireworks fLetory in
Rochester. N Y.
Gov. Folk Of Missouri announced the
appointment OF Virgil Rule to succeed
Circuit Judge Jesse Mcdonald. who
resigned Judge Rule was once a st.
Louis 'hewsboy.
Louis ~ Givernaud. a member Of
the firm OF Givernaud Bros. said TO be
the first to establish silk manufacture
ing in the, United States. died at Los
Angeles. Cal. OF heart trouble. aged
Is years
United States Circuit Judge. Pritch-
ard at Richmond. Va. named two re-
ceivers for the Seabord Air Line rail
way.
Suffering from melanchoIia. Charles
Becker Of Belleville. Ill. former state
treasurer. shot and killed himself
Nightriders raided the town OF Rus.
sellville. KY. dynamited the tobacco
warehouses and burned other build
lngs.
Allison J. Mailer. secretary general
Of the Supreme Council OF the An.
Client Order Of Scottish Rite Masons.
southern jurisdiction. died OF the grip
In Washington
John D. Rockefeller gave S4.iSl.O00
more to the University Of Chicago.
Count Bonl de Castellane and his
cousin. Prince Helie dc SagAn. had a
sensational fight in Paris.
Ulrich Augustus HoeggeF. q Swiss
artist. was probably fatally burned in
fire which burned his studio in
Philadelphia and destroyed paintings
said to be worth 100000.
Although officially declared dead
several years ago and for many years
believed BY his wife and friends to
have died. George N. Gable appeared
IN court at Lancaster. Pa. to claim
$4,000 from the estate OF his uncle.
His wife had remarked.
During the calendar year 1907 tie
bureau Of navigation reports 1856 YES
sells Of 502.50S gross tons built and
specifically numbered in the United
States. compared with 1.0l5 vessels
Of 3s3.2sl tons In 1906.
Phillip F. Kramer Of Portland. One.
locomotive engineer employed On
the lsthmian canal. was murdered by
robbers.
The vaudeville war was finally CON
cluded when George Middleton. presi-
dent OF the Western Vaudeville asso-
citation. and his associates signed an
agreement to take over Celia a OPP
penheim's theaters In Kansas City.
Milwaukee and Louisville and the
rev theAter being built at 81. Louis.
St Anne's Orphans home at Terrs
Haute. Ind. was burned. but the 100
children we're saved
James G. Stowe. former consul gen
eral to South Africa and a vellknown
manufacturer. died In Kansas City.
Roy Howard. - years old. was SEN
t'-nced TO eight years in tie peniten-
,iary for the murder OF Martha
P.cray at Des Moines. Ia
Secretary Metcalf announced that
Capt J. = Pillsbury had been selected
as chief Of the navigation bureau %
the navy department.
Fire that brought death to Charles
FigOne. eight years Of age. fatal In
jury to Louis Figone. Is years Of age.
and almost cost the lives Of 50 others.
broke out In the coal yard Of Antonia
Figone. In San Francisco. and caused
damage to the extent Of $4,000.
Nv. Belknap. a wealthy lumber.
man. was dangerously injured, II. A.
I Kemp was hurt. and Charles II Tidy