The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1908-01-24

Frankfort. Ky. Jan. 17.-At the
hearing Of the contest of f. S. How
ard. Independent against Denver h
Cornett. Republican. considerable Ugh
was shown on the methods OF the RI
publicans in the mountains 10 secure
their Overwhelming majorities. The
district is composed of Bell, Letcher
Harlan and Leslie counties Howard
alleges that his opponents election
was secured by fraud. The frauds ar,
alleged to have been committed in
Harlan county where it is charged
voters were imported from Virginia to
vote for Cornett and the State ticket
1t is also alleged that one man who
always took a pride in being the Iirst
voter in his precinct found when Ae
was handed his ballot that it was nun
Der log. Another charge made is that
in one precinct thirty members Of
the HeusEey family cast their ballots,
but the stub book disclosed that in
addition 10 these thirty-three more
Hensleys had been dug up and
voted
jacksonville. Ky. Jan. IA min
lister OF this city has Just returned
home from McLsin county, where he
has been engaged in revival, and he
has brought home with him sDeei-
men Of white coal 1t was obtained
from = man who lives near virgins
burg. ard who is to oren a slope
mine soon Tie coal viii be mined
for domestic use. TIE sample is Of a
white color and very light leaves
neither SCOT nor einders after burning
and MAKES red aslez. resembling thos
made by WOOD fire
A bill amending tile scbool-booR
act viii be introduced ia both houses
al FrsnkIort. Tie changes provide
that books Of any quality may be US
ed. hut that the price shall rot be
higher Hlan the price charged ia any
other State in the Union Another
amendment permits cities Of the first
second and third classes 70 choose
their own text books
Lexington. Ky. Jan. Sat the
meeting held here this afternoon by
Fayette County Chapter Of the Daugf-
tiers OF the Confederacy in remem-
brance Of the birthday Of Gen. Robt.
f. Lee. Mai. o. 5. Tenney offered a
resolution protesting against the &C
ton Of the United States Government
IL ordering the motto. in God We
Trust" removed from coins and T.
questins the Hon Preston Kimball,
the Congressman from this district. to
do all he could to have the motto re
stored. The resolution was uuanimou
II adopted and a further resolp ION
adopted asking other Chapters o Ia,
L. D. c. to make similar re1ues> -
the Congressman in their distr -
Owingsville. Ky, Jan ls.-Uai
States Marshal Sam Jackson. =
place. aided by Deputies Geo.
W. o. Cash and H. c. Hern.
just returned from a hunt for
the hills o. Powell and Menife- 90
ties They found two whiot the,
destroyed. with many large tubs. m
operators OF the stills escaped On,
OF the stills had teen running for j
years and piped its water from Rec
river. = quarter Of a mile undergroen,
Frankfort, Ky. Jan. 2O-Tbe L 4
\, passenger train from Louisville
due here at $50 this morning wai
wrecked between Bagdad aud Hattor
about seven miles from this place
The engine and tender left the tract
and the two coaches. mail and bag
gage car followed.
Several Of the passengers were Sc
verely brrisd. but none seriously in
jured Many members Of the Legisli
lsture who spent Sunday at HON
were on board the train.
The Chesapeake and Ohio train fro
Louisville. containing many lesisls
tors. vas delayed by the wreck.
A spreading rail is assigned as III
cause Of the train leaving the track
Some Of the Republican members
the Legislature are showing rebe
lious spin, toward the close espionas
q which they are subjected. and hs'
begun TO talk out in meeting Tn
is especially true OF some OF Ii
younger bunch. who expecs to have
good time while in Frankfort and n
sent the demands Of the party whip
% be kept constantly advised Of the
movements. An open rupture Is Pr
dicsea should the senatorial ballot
prolonged Tor many more days.
wen-knovn young Republican balk
completely the other day when ask
IN .lan a cerialn I,aner hv one Of 4