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

Rev. DR.. Angus Johnson. said TO be
the oldest Presbyterian minister in
the United States. both in years and
point OF service. died at Avalon, Tex,
aged 90 years and ten months.
While rescuing the golden chalice
from a fire that threatened to destroy
ST. Mary's Roman Catholic church.
Evanston. Ill. one priest was severely
burned By the heated vessel and ap-
other was overcome by the smoke
Edmund Clarence Stedman. banker.
poet and literary critic. dropped dead
in his home in New York. He was
born. in 1888.
The king of Italy and American
Ambassador Griscom bagged S. wild
boar and one antelope in a single
hunting expedition
Mrs. Paul Leicester Ford. widow
Of the novelist who was killed by his
brother. Malcolm W Ford in May
1902. became the bride of DR.. Linley
r. Williams in New York
-Four children were drowned while
skating at Coral Ind. six in New Jer-
sey and four in New England q
The International Harvester com
pany was fined SO, 900 by Judge Dana
at Topeka. Kan. for violations of the
Kansas antitrust law.
Isaac " Hascall. at one time acting
governor Of Nebraska. died in Omaha
He was a member Of the Nebraska
constitutional convention and cast the
deciding vote which made Nebraska
a free soil state.
Mail advices from Honolulu say
that under instructions from the war
department the National guard OF
Hawaii is to be recruited up To full
regimental strength
A company is being organized in
Denmark to establish a towing service
in the straits OF Magellan
C. C. Breuer. Cincinnati capitalist,
was arrested on charge OF attempt.
ing to blow up and destroy q building
he owned. the rentals from which be
had been ordered by court TO pay tO
two daughters who had refused to live
with his second wife.
Forcible resistance by tenants whom
an upper East side landlord In New
York was trying to evict resulted in
the gathering Of q crowd Of 2.o0o OF
more sympathiIers in the neighbOr
hood, who made so much trouble FOL
the police that the precinct reserves
were called out During the riotinl
four women and q number Of mer
were taken into custody.
Miss Mary Robinson. an American
woman. the daughter Of a southern
painter. who in the recent bruce cas-
testified that she knew bruce as th'
duke Of Portland. was arrested In Lon
don for perjury.
The American battleship feet wa
joined in the harbor Of Rio Janeiro b!
the torpedo boat flO;illa, numbering
six vessels.
o. S. Sisson, one Of the leadtni
Grand Army men In Wisconsin an
known throughout the northwes
where he for many years acted as per
sion agent. died at La Crosse. aged s:
Three girls were killed. ten serious
ly injured and a score or more Sigh
ly hurt at a IRE in the Imperial Knii
ting company's mill in Scranton. Pa
The mayor Of Mobile. Ala. ordere
closed all the moving picture show
in the city.
Demurrers to indictments against
prominent lumbermen charging col
spiracy to defraud were upheld in N
federal district court at Minneapolis
President Roosevelt informed Go
Sparks of Nevada that he would pc
NIT the troops to remain in Nevada Il
such reasonable length Of time &
would give the legislature Opportunii
to organize force 10 perform the p
lice functions OF the state.
The Sovereign Bank Of Canada wei
into liquidation and other banks a
ranged to take over its. numero'
branches.
! Former officials Of the state d
pensary Of South Carolina and son
whisky men were accused Of havil
! defrauded the state out Of large sun
Three nieces Of the late Mrs Lyd
Bradley OF Peoria decided to conte
her will
: The wholesale grocery house Of Z
Mcneil & Higgins company in Chioa
was destroyed by fire. the loss bel
100000.
: The Masonic Temple in Baltimo
, was Quilted by FIRE. the loss bel
/, about $4,000.
8 The last OF the Indiana Natior
guard left Muncie. the strike trout
N being ended.
" Woman sufrasists in London Vi
Z arrested and seat TO Jail for thI
- weeks
" Ms Herbert II. Sears. member
5 a wealthy Boston family and gu
m at the Hotel ST. Regis. New 70
Ii committed suicide BY jumping from
thirteenth story window.
In Thomas Bates. who ran away IT
N. his home al Springfield, Mass.
As 1859. has been found by his brotl
in the state soldiers home in I
NJ nessee-
a Mrs. Jennie G. Sorg. widow of
re late Paul J. SOrg. tobacco millions
Of Middleton. o., was elected pr,