The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1912-05-24

how the man and horse got away
from the boat as not stop had
been made since clearing Elizabeth
town. The strong current and un-
usually high river precluded any
such feat as animal and man swim
ming to shore. while employees on
the boat told the police that they
heard no unusual noises during the
night,
The Governor has offered $500
reward for the apprehension Of the
unknown assassins of Ed. Gala
han.
John r. Graham. OF Huntington.
was nominated by Republicans Of
the Sixth judicial District Of West
Virginia for Circuit Judge. succeed
ing E. $. Doollttle Graham had no
opposition.
Judge John b. Wilkinson, OF
Logan received denomination by
reclamation by the Democratic Dis
trict Convention OF the Seventh Dis
trict which met at Wayne last Thurs
day.
President TAFT issued state
ment at Cincinnati eouched in bit
ter language, charging that Theo-
dore Roosevelt would destroy the
Republican party and It's traditions
IL nominated. and would bolt II not
nominated at Chicago.
Cincinnati. May 1.-THE country
wide search for Robert and Urban
Nicholas, brothers, aged respectively
8 and years. who mysterlusly dis
appeared ON April 30. came to an
end today when their bodies were
found In stable near their home
here today.
The bodies were found in feed
box in the stable OF which their
father was in charge. 1t is believed
the little victims were playing a.
round the stable, fell Into the feed
box head first and sinking In the
feed persisted.
Their bodies we're found by their
father. who made the discovery
while doing his usual duties around
the place.
Washington, May Alt was mani
tested during two-hour session OF
the House Committee on Invalid
Pensions to-day that nearly every
member OF that committee favoss
the enactment OF legislation looking
to the relief through the paying Of
pensions OF volunteer militiamen
who we're injured, wounded or con
tracted disease while participating
in the Civil War or who served as
long as ninety days.
Representatives Langley and Thou
as. OF Kentucky. appeared before
the committee in support OF thqir
measure on this subject, as did
about dozen other Congressman.
mostly from Missouri Representa-
tive Alexander. OF Missouri. advised
the committee that Speaker Clark 10
heartily in sympathy with the move
ment to pension these militiamen
and to put them on an equal foot
ing with Irregular soldiers.
Newport News, Va, May is. =
With the launching here to-day Of
the superdreadnaught Texas, the
American navy counted as It's proud
possession the biggest and the most
powerful battleship the world has
ever seen
Other nations are trying desper-
ately for the honor OF owning the
greatest warship, but 1t Will be
months after the Texas and her
sister ship the New York which viii
be launched ut the New York navy
yard In July have taken the water
before the monster ships planned
to OUTSIDE them and now under con-
struction in European ship yards
will be waterbornc. II was deemed
fitting that these two examples OF
the highest skill OF the shipwright
should bear the names OF two war
ships which covered themselves with
glory during the spanish-Americar
war.
The Texas with all of her stores
aboard will displace 2s,S67 tons, q
1000 tons more than the great
Dreadnaught Arkansas, now aboa
ready for commission. She is "a;
feet long, 95 feet, 21s inches beam
so that she Will have about II
feet to spare in passing the Panaml
canal locks.