Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1899-12-14
NEWS OF THE WORLD.

Tom Elliott. a Mormon elder Of
Sibley, No., was convicted of killing
his brother
United States Senator Hayward,
of Nebraska, died on the 9Th. lie
was 50 years old.
At Boer farm house approached
by the British the women opened
fire, killing one trooper.
The beubonic plague has made its
entry into Japan. The pest is traced
to cotton imported from China.
Mamie belong shot and killed
Lizzie Sessions and Calvin Andrew
in a fit of jealousy near Tampa, Fla.
Payne's livery stable at Boone,
To-. was burned. Thirty-eight fine
horses were cremated in the building.
A petition will be presented to the
Iowa legislature asking the enact
ment of compulsory educational
law.
A dispatch from Hong Kong says
Aguinaldo is ready to surrender if
Consul Wildman will receive him at
Manila.
The postoflice department has
ruled that when a female postofiice
clerk marries she must resign from
the service.
The public debt statement at the
close of business November goth
shows a decrease for the month Of
sc, 537.75O.
The next reunion of the Grand
Army of the Republic will be held
during the last week of August,
1900, in Chicago.
The wages of 100000 New Eng
land cotton mill operatives have been
advanced 10 per cent within the
past three months.
At Racine. Wis, Rev. d. B.
Cheney and his wife were shot and
probably fatally injured by burglar
who entered their home.
A number of German wooden mill
owners will establish branches in this
country. Three of the plants will
be located at Philadelphia.
There is much distress among the
people at several points in Illinois
on account of the scarcity Of coal,
due to the strike Of miners last sum-
mer.
Emma Goldman, the arch.female
anarchist, firing of trying to win con-
yerts to her lawless ideas in the United
States, has taken her departure for
Europe.
The total expenditures of the
United States department of agri-
culture for the fiscal year ended |
June 30, 1899, amounted to 81, 797,-
173.49.
English firms propose to boycott |
the Paris exposition by refusing to
make exhibits on account of the
bitter attacks of the French press on
the British government.
Mrs. Ben Thomas and her little
5-year-old girl were burned to death
at Fort Valley, Ga. The child had
fallen into the fire while playing and
the mother, in attempting to rescue
her, became exhausted and both
were roasted alive.
Fred Kinder, Of Napoleon, O.,
believing that he was dying, con-
fessed that he and his father MUIR
dered his step-mother five years ago.
Kinder recovered, and, with his
father, is now under arrest. The
woman was supposed to have COM
mitted suicide.
The democrats of the house of
representatives selected Richardson.
OF Tennessee, rs their candidate for
speaker. This carries with it the
democratic leadership on the floor of
the house. Mr.. Richardson has
served IA years in the house, and is
the oldest democratic member in
point of service except Mr.. McRea,
of Arkansas.
Gus Thielkuhl, until recently
employed as messenger in the
patent office at Washington, applied
to the state department for 900 pass
ports 'for an expedition of miners
TO the Transvaal." The passports
were refused.
Edward j. Adams, speaker of the
Michigan house of representatives,
was arrested under two grand jury
indictments charging him with re-
ceiving brides to defeat certain legis-
lation.